Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 264 - CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES OPTION
Subchapter C - ENROLLMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCIES (FMSAS)
Section 264.305 - Appointment of a Designated Representative
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 264.305
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The FMSA must, if the employer requests to appoint a person who is not a relative as DR, use the information provided by the employer on the Appointment of Designated Representative form (Form 1720) to:
(1) obtain the criminal history information
directly from the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) public online
criminal history website; and
(2)
notify the employer, using Form 1720, if the DR has been convicted of an
offense included in Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §250.006(a), or
has been convicted of an offense included in THSC, §250.006(b) within the
previous five years and cannot be appointed as DR.
(b) An FMSA must maintain the following documentation regarding an employer's DR:
(1)
Form 1720, Appointment of a Designated Representative, for:
(A) initial designations; and
(B) any change to an appointment of a DR;
and
(2) Form 1721,
Revocation of Representative, if the employer elects to revoke the appointment
of a DR.
(c) An FMSA must communicate with and accept direction from the employer's DR to the extent delegated by the employer on Form 1720.
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