Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter A - PURPOSE, SCOPE, LIMITATIONS, COMPLIANCE, AND DEFINITIONS
Section 550.3 - Limitations
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Requirements established by private or public funding sources such as health maintenance organizations or other private third-party insurance, Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act), or state-sponsored funding programs are separate and apart from the requirements in this chapter for a center. Notwithstanding the funding source requirements that apply, a center must comply with the applicable provisions of THSC Chapter 248A and this chapter. A center is responsible for researching the availability of funding to pay for the services the center provides.
(b) Admission to a center is not intended to supplant a minor's right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit when private duty nursing is medically necessary for the minor.
(c) The services of a center must not supplant services afforded to a minor by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, Title 20, § 1400 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, United States Code, Title 29, § 794. A center must not act as the primary education provider or accept a delegation of responsibility for the provision of a minor's education from an education provider, such as a local education agency.
