Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 213 - AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
Subchapter C - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
Division 3 - OLDER AMERICANS ACT SERVICES
Section 213.201 - Transportation Services
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 213.201
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section establishes the requirements for transportation services, a service provided under the Older Americans Act and funded, in whole or in part, by DADS.
(b) Eligibility. A AAA must ensure a program participant who receives transportation services is:
(1) 60 years of age and older; or
(2) an informal caregiver authorized to
receive transportation services in accordance with the Older Americans Act,
§373(b)(5).
(c) Operations.
(1) A AAA must ensure a service
provider provides transportation services that:
(A) are for nonemergency purposes;
(B) consist of transporting a program
participant to and from activities as specified in the contract or vendor
agreement; and
(C) are, as defined
in the Service Definitions for Area Agencies on Aging
available at www.dads.state.tx.us ,
"demand response," "fixed route," or a combination of both.
(2) A AAA must ensure that in
providing transportation services, a service provider:
(A) complies with applicable federal and
state laws, rules, and regulations including the Americans with Disabilities
Act;
(B) employs or contracts with
staff persons who are trained and have current certification in, as applicable,
scheduling and dispatching, defensive driving, passenger handling and
assistance, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operating an
automatic external defibrillator, if one is available; and
(C) coordinates efforts to eliminate
duplication and maximize resources.
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