Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The
subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to minimum
qualifications for service coordinators.
(b) ECI service coordination, case
management, and TCM as defined by §
350.103 of this chapter (relating
to Definitions) may only be provided by a service coordinator who is employed
by or subcontracts with an ECI subrecipient.
(1) A service coordinator must meet one of
the following criteria:
(A) be a licensed
professional in a discipline relevant to early childhood
intervention;
(B) be an EIS or meet
the qualifications for an EIS as defined in §
350.313 of this subchapter
(relating to Early Intervention Specialist);
(C) be a registered nurse (with a diploma, an
associate's, bachelor's, or advanced degree) licensed by the Texas Board of
Nursing; or
(D) hold a bachelor's
degree or graduate degree from an accredited university with coursework that is
relevant to ECI service coordination, as designated by HHSC ECI.
(2) Before performing service
coordination, case management, or TCM activities, a service coordinator must
complete HHSC ECI-required case management training and develop an IPDP with
their supervisor.
(3) A service
coordinator must complete all assigned activities on the service coordinator's
IPDP no more than one year after the service coordinator's start
date.
(4) A service coordinator
must effectively communicate in the family's native language or use an
interpreter or translator.
(c) A service coordinator who was employed as
a service coordinator by a subrecipient before March 1, 2012, and who does not
meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1) of this section, may continue to
serve as a service coordinator at the subrecipient's discretion.
(d) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC
ECI requirements related to continuing education for service coordinators. A
service coordinator must complete:
(1) three
contact hours of training in ethics every two years;
(2) an additional three contact hours of
training specifically relevant to case management every year; and
(3) if the service coordinator does not hold
a current license or credential that requires continuing professional
education, an additional seven contact hours of continuing education approved
by their supervisor every year.
(e) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC
ECI requirements related to supervision of service coordinators.
(1) A subrecipient's supervision of service
coordinators must meet the requirements outlined in §
350.309(f) of
this subchapter (relating to Minimum Requirements for All Direct Service
Staff).
(2) An individual employed
by or subcontracting with a subrecipient must meet the following criteria to
supervise a service coordinator.
(A) A service
coordinator supervisor must meet the minimum requirements in subsections (b)
and (c) of this section.
(B) A
service coordinator supervisor must have two years of experience providing case
management in an ECI program or another applicable community-based
program.
(f)
Requirements for service coordinator active status and inactive status are as
follows.
(1) A service coordinator is on
active status when all of the requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of this
section have been approved by their supervisor.
(2) A service coordinator goes on inactive
status when:
(A) the service coordinator fails
to complete required training activities by the designated deadlines;
or
(B) the service coordinator is
no longer employed by or subcontracting with a subrecipient.
(3) If a service coordinator has
been inactive for less than 48 months, active status is reinstated after the
required training activities are completed and approved by the service
coordinator's supervisor.
(4) A
service coordinator who has been on inactive status for 48 months or longer
must complete the training requirements outlined in subsections (b)(2) and
(b)(3) of this section.
(g) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC
ECI requirements related to ethics of service coordinators. Service
coordinators must meet the established rules of conduct and ethics training
required by their license or credential. A service coordinator who does not
hold a license or credential must meet the rules of conduct and ethics
established in §
350.314 of this subchapter
(relating to EIS Code of Ethics).
