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 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER DBMD PROGRAM SERVICES
Section 260.349 - Orientation and Mobility
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 260.349
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A program provider must ensure an orientation and mobility service provider:
(1) evaluates an individual's ability to use
existing senses to determine the individual's position within the environment,
including home, school, work, and other community settings;
(2) develops a plan that:
(A) identifies the individual's goals and
outcomes; and
(B) enables the
individual to acquire skills to safely move from one place to another within
the environment, including home, school, work, and other community settings;
and
(3) trains other
service providers to:
(A) create an
environment in home, school, work, and community settings that enhances the
individual's ability to move safely and efficiently; and
(B) carry through on goals and outcomes
identified in the plan.
(b) A program provider must ensure an orientation and mobility service provider:
(1)
has:
(A) certification from the Academy for
the Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals;
or
(B) the National Orientation and
Mobility Certification through the National Blindness Professional
Certification Board; or
(2) has a bachelor's or master's degree in
orientation and mobility from a college or university accredited by a state
agency or a non-governmental entity recognized by the United States Department
of Education.
(c) A program provider may bill HHSC for orientation and mobility only for the following activities:
(1) assessing and
evaluating the need for services;
(2) developing and implementing the plan
described in subsection (a)(2) of this section;
(3) evaluating the individual's progress
toward achieving the goals and outcomes described in the IPP with updates to
the program provider;
(4) providing
direct intervention;
(5)
interacting with the individual or LAR regarding the individual's needs and
progress toward achieving orientation and mobility goals;
(6) consulting with family members and other
service providers regarding the individual's needs and progress toward
achieving orientation and mobility goals;
(7) participating in service planning team
meetings, when requested;
(8)
training other service providers to carry through on orientation and mobility
goals and outcomes; and
(9)
participating in a fair hearing at the request of a member of the service
planning team to provide information concerning orientation and mobility goals
and outcomes.
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