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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 263HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES (HCS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC)
SUBCHAPTER FREQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE SETTINGS AND PROGRAM PROVIDER OWNED OR CONTROLLED RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS
RULE §263.503Residential Agreements

  (2) provide the service coordinator the information described in §263.901(e)(21) of this chapter relating to (LIDDA Requirements for Providing Service Coordination in the HCS Program) as requested by the service coordinator.

(f) If a service coordinator receives a notification as described in subsection (e) of this section, the service coordinator must convene a meeting of the service planning team to update the PDP in accordance with §263.901(e)(21) of this chapter.

(g) After the service planning team updates the PDP as required by §263.901(e)(21) of this chapter, the program provider may implement the modification.

(h) If an individual or LAR is delinquent in payment of room or board and the program provider or service provider wants to evict the individual, the program provider must:

  (1) notify the service coordinator that the individual or LAR is delinquent in the payment of room or board under the residential agreement and that the program provider or service provider wants to evict the individual;

  (2) after providing the notification required by paragraph (1) of this subsection, meet with the individual or LAR, including the representative payee if one has been appointed by the Social Security Administration, and the service coordinator to discuss the alleged non-payment of room or board and options to prevent an eviction; and

  (3) if the program provider or service provider intends to proceed to evict the individual at the meeting required by paragraph (2) of this subsection:

    (A) give the individual or LAR a written notice of proposed eviction that allows the individual or LAR at least 60 calendar days to pay the delinquent room or board; and

    (B) provide the service coordinator with a copy of the written notice of proposed eviction.

(i) If the individual or LAR pays the delinquent room or board within the period required by subsection (h)(3) of this section, the program provider or service provider of host home/companion care must not give the individual or LAR a notice to vacate or otherwise proceed to evict the individual.

(j) If the individual or LAR does not pay the delinquent room or board within the period required by subsection (h)(3) of this section, the program provider:

  (1) must report the failure to pay to one of the following as appropriate:

    (A) the Social Security Administration;

    (B) the probate court that appointed the individual's guardian; or

    (C) DFPS as an allegation of the LAR's exploitation or neglect of the individual;

  (2) must meet with the individual or LAR and the service coordinator to discuss alternative living settings for the individual; and

  (3) if the program provider or service provider wants to proceed to evict the individual, the program provider must:

    (A) give the individual or LAR a written notice to vacate the residence in accordance with the residential agreement and state law; and

    (B) send a copy of the written notice described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to the individual's service coordinator within one business day after the individual or LAR is given the notice.

(k) If an individual is evicted by a program provider or service provider of host home/companion care and the individual or LAR has not paid the delinquent room or board, the service coordinator must convene a meeting or meetings to update the PDP and revise the IPC as described in §263.302(b)(3)(D) of this chapter (relating to Renewal and Revision of an IPC). If the individual or LAR wants to keep residential support, supervised living, or host home/companion care on the individual's IPC, the service coordinator must inform the individual or LAR at the meeting or meetings that HHSC will deny residential support, supervised living, or host home/companion care, if included on the individual's IPC, until the individual pays the delinquent room or board.

(l) If a program provider evicts an individual who has an LAR and the LAR fails to arrange an alternative living setting for the individual, the program provider must report the LAR's failure to DFPS as neglect of the individual and notify the service coordinator that such a report was made.

(m) If an individual pays the delinquent room or board, a program provider must, within one business day after the payment, notify the individual's service coordinator that the individual is no longer delinquent.


Source Note: The provisions of this §263.503 adopted to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 1080

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