Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 278 - ADULT FOSTER CARE (AFC) PROGRAM
Subchapter A - IN-HOME AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
Section 278.11 - Allowable In-Home and Family Support Program (IH/FSP) Services
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following IH/FSP services may be purchased with a service subsidy:
(1) medical, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and other health services related to a person's disability;
(2) counseling or training programs that help a household to provide proper care for a disabled family member, help a person with a disability in an independent living situation, or provide for the special needs of the family or person with a disability;
(3) attendant care, home health aide services, homemaker services, and chore services that provide assistance with training, routine body functions, dressing, preparing and consuming food, and ambulating;
(4) respite assistance for a family;
(5) transportation services for the person with a disability;
(6) transportation, room, and board costs incurred by a person with a disability or his family during evaluation or treatment that has been preapproved by the Texas Department of Human Services. Estimates of meals, travel, and lodging costs must be submitted to the IH/FSP caseworker for prior approval. Travel expense reimbursement should be made based on the current state rate allowed for travel expenses;
(7) the purchase or lease of special equipment or architectural modifications of a home, if:
(8) other services requested by the applicant and prior-approved by the state office section manager.
