Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A provider agency
must maintain an up-to-date interest list of individuals who are interested in
receiving PACE services and reside in the provider agency's service area.
(b) A person may request an
individual's name be added to the PACE interest list maintained by the provider
agency serving the service area in which the individual resides by submitting a
request in person, by phone, or in writing, and providing the following
information:
(1) the name of the individual;
(2) the date of the request for
PACE services;
(3) the individual's
physical and mailing addresses;
(4)
the individual's birth date;
(5)
the individual's contact phone number;
(6) the name and phone number of the LAR, if
applicable; and
(7) the name and
phone number of the person requesting services on behalf of the individual, if
different from the LAR.
(c) When a PACE vacancy occurs, a provider
agency offers the vacancy to the individual whose name is first on the PACE
provider agency's interest list.
(d) A provider agency removes an individual's
name from the PACE interest list if:
(1) the
individual accepts a PACE vacancy;
(2) the individual or LAR requests in writing
that the individual's name be removed from the interest list;
(3) the individual moves out of the service
area, unless the individual is a military family member living outside of
Texas:
(A) while the military member is on
active duty; or
(B) for less than
one year after the former military member's active duty ends;
(4) the individual or LAR declines
the offer of PACE services, unless the individual is a military family member
living outside of Texas:
(A) while the
military member is on active duty; or
(B) for less than one year after the former
military member's active duty ends;
(5) the individual is a military family
member living outside of Texas for more than one year after the former military
member's active duty ends;
(6) the
individual or LAR fails to respond to a PACE vacancy offer within 30 days after
receiving the offer; or
(7) the
individual is deceased.
