Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 261 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS (ICF/IID) PROGRAM-CONTRACTING
Subchapter F - PERSONAL FUNDS
Section 261.253 - Determining Management of Personal Funds
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Within 30 days after an individual is admitted to a facility, the IDT must determine if the individual has the ability to:
(b) The determination must be based on an assessment of the individual's understanding of financial management, including:
(c) The results of the assessment and the IDT's determination must be documented, signed by the IDT, and made a part of the individual's IPP.
(d) If an individual does not have an LAR and is determined to have the ability to decide who manages his or her personal funds or if an individual has an LAR, a program provider must allow the individual or LAR to choose one of the following to manage his or her personal funds and document such choice in the individual's IPP:
(e) If an individual is determined not to have the ability to decide who manages his or her personal funds and the individual has no LAR, a program provider must manage the individual's personal funds in accordance with this chapter.
(f) A program provider must reassess an individual's understanding of financial management at least annually and if the program provider has reason to believe that the individual's ability has changed.
