Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 361 - GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
Subchapter C - CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
Section 361.73 - Roles and Responsibilities of Case Managers
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 361.73
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of a referral from DADS, a case manager monitors the filing of legal documents, accountings, reports, notifications, and taxes as required by state law.
(b) A case manager performs the following duties in accordance with the other duties and responsibilities outlined in the order granting guardianship:
(1) locates,
secures, and manages a ward's estate;
(2) ensures that a ward has access to
adequate care, protection, and services based upon identified needs and the
service plan;
(3) makes decisions
on medical issues such as major surgery, life-threatening illness, treatment
options, and, if guardian of the estate, makes decisions regarding the ward's
estate other than routine expenditures for maintenance and education;
(4) monitors to ensure inventory,
appraisement, list of claims, and annual accountings have been
completed;
(5) completes annual
reports of the guardian of the person;
(6) hires professionals, including
accountants, providers, repair persons, or realtors, with the funds of a ward's
estate to perform services for the ward;
(7) resolves issues or problems that affect a
ward;
(8) as much as possible,
considers a ward's wishes and choices when decisions are being made about the
ward;
(9) maintains documentation
of face-to-face visits;
(10)
informs the appropriate DADS and contractor staff concerning major issues
involving a ward and documents all actions in the ward's record; and
(11) ensures that cases that are closed or
Transferred, or if the guardianship is transferred to another case manager, has
documentation that is complete and up-to-date .
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