Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 259 - COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES
Subchapter F - ADAPTIVE AIDS, MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND CFC ERS
Division 2 - MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS
Section 259.277 - Requirements for Specifications for a Minor Home Modification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) If HHSC approves payment for specifications for a minor home modification in accordance with §259.275(b) of this division (relating to Requirements for Authorization to Purchase a Minor Home Modification), a DSA must:

(1) obtain specifications from a person who has experience in constructing home modifications; and

(2) ensure that the specifications:
(A) include a complete description of the minor home modification and any associated installations identified in the specifications;

(B) include a drawing or picture of both the existing room, structure, or other area and the proposed modification made to scale;

(C) comply with the Texas Accessibility Standards promulgated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation unless:
(i) the DSA determines that it is not structurally feasible to do so and the DSA documents, in writing, the basis for its determination; or

(ii) the individual or LAR requests, in writing, that the specifications not be in compliance with the Texas Accessibility Standards; and

(D) are approved, in writing, by each member of the service planning team by completing the HHSC Specifications for Adaptive Aids/Minor Home Modifications form described in the Community Living Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual.

(b) The DSA must obtain an invoice from the person who develops the specifications, substantiating the cost of the specifications.

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