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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 566TEXAS HOME LIVING (TXHML) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
RULE §566.9Certification Principles: Staff Member and Service Provider Requirements

  (4) for physical therapy services, a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 453; and

  (5) for dietary services, a licensed dietitian licensed in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 701.

(r) The program provider must comply with §49.304 of this title (relating to Background Checks).

(s) A program provider must comply with §49.312 of this title (relating to Personal Attendants).

(t) If the service provider of community support or CFC PAS/HAB is employed by or contracts with a contractor of a program provider, the program provider must ensure that the contractor complies with subsection (s) of this section as if the contractor were the program provider.

(u) A program provider must:

  (1) ensure that a service provider of CFC PAS/HAB:

    (A) is at least 18 years of age;

    (B) has:

      (i) a high school diploma or a certificate recognized by a state as the equivalent of a high school diploma; or

      (ii) documentation of a proficiency evaluation of experience and competence to perform the job tasks that includes:

        (I) a written competency-based assessment of the ability to document service delivery and observations of the individuals to be served; and

        (II) at least three written personal references from persons not related by blood that indicate the ability to provide a safe, healthy environment for the individuals being served;

    (C) is not:

      (i) the spouse of the individual; or

      (ii) a parent of the individual if the individual is a minor; and

    (D) meets any other qualifications requested by the individual or LAR based on the individual's needs and preferences; and

  (2) if requested by an individual or LAR:

    (A) allow the individual or LAR to train a CFC PAS/HAB service provider in the specific assistance needed by the individual and to have the service provider perform CFC PAS/HAB in a manner that comports with the individual's personal, cultural, or religious preferences; and

    (B) ensure that a CFC PAS/HAB service provider attends training by HHSC so the service provider meets any additional qualifications desired by the individual or LAR.


Source Note: The provisions of this §566.9 adopted to be effective January 5, 2003, 27 TexReg 12254; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective March 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 544; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9628; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6549; amended to be effective November 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 7827; amended to be effective March 20, 2016, 41 TexReg 1867; amended to be effective October 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 5062; amended tobe effective May 10, 2020, 45 TeReg 2886; transferred effective June 19, 2023, as published in the May 26, 2023 issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 2732

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