| (a) This section does not apply to host home/companion
care, unless otherwise specified.
(b) A program provider's visitation policies and procedures
may change during a public health emergency or disaster. A program
provider's visitation policies and procedures may not be more restrictive
than directives issued by HHSC, DSHS, executive orders, or local orders.
(c) A program provider must permit a religious counselor
to visit an individual at the request of the individual.
(d) A program provider may prohibit in-person visitation
with a religious counselor during a public health emergency if a federal
law or federal agency requires the residence to prohibit in-person
visitation during that period.
(e) A program provider must permit end-of-life visits
and immediately communicate any changes in an individual's condition
that would qualify the individual for end-of-life visits to the individual's
representative.
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