Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 260 - DEAF BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (DBMD) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES
Subchapter B - ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT, AND REVIEW
Division 2 - ENROLLMENT PROCESS, PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE SETTINGS
Section 260.71 - CDS Option
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 260.71
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A program provider must ensure an individual's case manager informs the individual or LAR:
(1) of the CDS option in accordance with
40 TAC Chapter 41, Subchapter D (relating to Enrollment, Transfer, Suspension,
and Termination);
(2) of the DBMD
Program services and the CFC services that may be provided through the CDS
option, as described in 40 TAC §
41.108(relating to Services
Available Through the CDS Option); and
(3) that the individual may elect to have one
or more of those services provided through the CDS option.
(b) If an individual or LAR chooses to participate in the CDS option, the case manager must:
(1) provide the individual or LAR with an
oral and written explanation of the CDS option using materials provided by
HHSC, including the required CDS forms described in 40 TAC Chapter 41 (relating
to Consumer Directed Services Option);
(2) provide the individual or LAR with the
name and contact information of each FMSA providing services in the county
where the individual lives;
(3)
document the individual's or LAR's choice of FMSA in accordance with HHSC's
instructions;
(4) document each
service to be provided through the CDS option on the IPC;
(5) if the only service to be provided
through the CDS option is CFC PAS/HAB, include on the IPC:
(A) CFC FMS instead of FMS; and
(B) if the individual will receive support
consultation, CFC support consultation instead of support consultation;
and
(6) complete the
required forms as described in 40 TAC Chapter 41.
(c) For services to be provided through the CDS option, an individual or LAR and the FMSA must comply with 40 TAC Chapter 41.
(d) A program provider must provide a service included on the IPC that the individual or LAR has elected not to have provided through the CDS option.
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