| (a) An individual requesting TLC benefits, or an authorized
representative, must sign an application for TLC benefits.
(b) An individual requesting TLC services must agree in writing
to:
(1) provide to the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS)
receipts for all goods, services, or supplies purchased with program funds
and make restitution to DHS for funds that were not spent and/or were spent
for goods, services, or supplies that were not approved by DHS; and
(2) return or release any unspent TLC funds if unable to move
to a community setting within 60 days after the funds are made available.
A single extension of 60 days may be allowed if the individual can provide
a plan to move to the community within the 60-day extension period.
(c) Individuals requesting temporary rental assistance must
agree in writing to the following conditions:
(1) The applicant must file an application for subsidized housing
through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs, a public housing authority, or
another program providing housing or rental assistance, and provide a copy
of this application to DHS before rental assistance may be approved through
the TLC program.
(2) The rental assistance is limited to the difference between
$2,500 and the sum of all other transitional assistance received through the
TLC program, up to a maximum of $2,500 total, with no expectation of additional
funds or extensions of this service.
(3) The applicant must notify the case manager within 10 days
of learning that the individual will receive sustainable housing for which
TLC rental assistance is not required, or will receive subsidized housing
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Texas Department
of Housing and Community Affairs, a public housing authority, or other program
providing housing or rental assistance.
(4) Rental assistance will cease if the individual receives
sustainable housing for which TLC rental assistance is not required, or receives
housing subsidized through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, a public housing authority,
or other program providing housing or rental assistance.
(d) If no funds are available for TLC program services, the
name of an individual who has requested TLC benefits is placed on an interest
list for the TLC program.
(e) If funds become available to serve individuals on the interest
list, names of individuals are removed from the interest list in the order
in which the state office of DHS is notified that the service plan for the
Community Based Alternatives (CBA), Community Living Assistance and Support
Services (CLASS), Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP), Deaf-Blind
with Multiple Disabilities (DB-MD) programs, other DHS community care services,
or other Medicaid-funded community-based service program has been developed
for an individual who has applied for TLC benefits.
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