Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 262 - TEXAS HOME LIVING (TxHmL) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC)
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 262.5 - Description of TxHmL Program Services
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 262.5
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) TxHmL Program services are described in this section and in Appendix C of the TxHmL Program waiver application approved by CMS.
(1)
Adaptive aids include devices, controls, or items that are necessary to address
specific needs identified in an individual's service plan. Adaptive aids enable
an individual to maintain or increase the ability to perform ADLs or the
ability to perceive, control, or communicate with the environment in which the
individual lives.
(2) Audiology is
the provision of audiology as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter
401.
(3) Speech and language
pathology is the provision of speech-language pathology as defined in the Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 401.
(4)
Occupational therapy is the provision of occupational therapy as described in
the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 454.
(5) Physical therapy is the provision of
physical therapy as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter
453.
(6) Dietary is the provision
of nutrition services as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter
701.
(7) Behavioral support is the
provision of specialized interventions that:
(A) assist an individual to increase adaptive
behaviors to replace or modify maladaptive or socially unacceptable behaviors
that prevent or interfere with the individual's inclusion in home and family
life or community life; and
(B)
improve an individual's quality of life.
(8) Day habilitation is assistance with
acquiring, retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive
skills provided in a location other than the residence of an individual. Day
habilitation does not include in-home day habilitation.
(9) In-home day habilitation is assistance
with acquiring, retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive
skills provided in the individual's residence.
(10) Dental treatment is:
(A) emergency dental treatment;
(B) preventive dental treatment;
(C) therapeutic dental treatment;
and
(D) orthodontic dental
treatment, excluding cosmetic orthodontia.
(11) Minor home modifications are physical
adaptations to an individual's residence to address specific needs identified
by an individual's service planning team.
(12) Licensed vocational nursing is the
provision of licensed vocational nursing as defined in the Texas Occupations
Code Chapter 301.
(13) Registered
nursing is the provision of professional nursing as defined in the Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 301.
(14)
Specialized registered nursing is the provision of registered nursing to an
individual who has a tracheostomy or is dependent on a ventilator.
(15) Specialized licensed vocational nursing
is the provision of licensed vocational nursing to an individual who has a
tracheostomy or is dependent on a ventilator.
(16) Community support provides
transportation to an individual.
(17) Respite provides temporary relief for an
unpaid caregiver of an individual in a location other than the individual's
residence.
(18) In-home respite
provides temporary relief for an unpaid caregiver of an individual in the
individual's residence.
(19)
Employment assistance provides assistance to help an individual locate paid
employment in the community.
(20)
Supported employment provides assistance, in order to sustain competitive
employment, to an individual who, because of a disability, requires intensive,
ongoing support to be self-employed, work from home, or perform in a work
setting at which individuals without disabilities are
employed.
(b) The services described in this subsection are for an individual who is receiving at least one TxHmL Program service through the CDS option.
(1) FMS is a service defined in 40 TAC §
41.103(relating to
Definitions).
(2) Support
consultation is a service defined in 40 TAC §
41.103.
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