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 F - SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Division 1 - ADAPTIVE AIDS
Section 260.303 - Requirements for Authorization to Purchase or Lease an Adaptive Aid
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 260.303
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) If an individual's service planning team identifies a need for an adaptive aid, a program provider must ensure the service planning team includes the adaptive aid in:
(1) an enrollment IPP and enrollment
IPC developed in accordance with §
260.65 of this chapter (relating
to Development of an Enrollment IPP) and §
260.67 of this chapter (relating
to Development of a Proposed Enrollment IPC); or
(2) a revision or renewal IPC and IPP
developed in accordance with §260.77(a)-(d) of this chapter (relating to
Renewal and Revision of an IPP and IPC).
(b) A program provider must:
(1) ensure an HHSC Rationale for Adaptive
Aids, Medical Supplies and Minor Home Modifications form is completed in
accordance with the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program
Manual by the appropriate licensed professional;
(2) determine, as described in §
260.67(b) of this
chapter, if a non-waiver resource is available for the adaptive aid and, if
applicable, obtain a written denial from the non-waiver resource;
(3) consider leasing the adaptive aid on a
short-term basis, if:
(A) the permanent need
for the adaptive aid cannot be determined; or
(B) the individual has an immediate need for
the adaptive aid; and
(4)
estimate the cost for the item, and if the adaptive aid is expected to:
(A) cost less than $500, document in the IPP
the justification for the vendor selected; or
(B) cost $500 or more, follow the process
described in §
260.305 of this subchapter
(relating to Requirements for Bids for an Adaptive Aid);
(5) if the proposed adaptive aid is a
computer:
(A) obtain an evaluation from an
appropriate professional, as described in the Deaf Blind with Multiple
Disabilities Program Manual, that addresses:
(i) the individual's needs;
(ii) computer specifications; and
(iii) necessary orientation and training;
and
(B) ensure that the
actual cost of an evaluation obtained as described in this paragraph does not
exceed $500.
(c) A program provider must electronically access TMHP information to verify that an adaptive aid requested on an IPC in accordance with this section has been approved by HHSC utilizing MESAV.
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