Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Chapter 2 - LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
Subchapter F - CONTINUITY OF SERVICES-STATE FACILITIES
Division 2 - ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT
Section 2.267 - Process for the Regular Voluntary Admission of an Adult to a State MR Facility Under the PMRA
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) In accordance with THSC, §593.021, only the adult seeking admission may apply for a regular voluntary admission to a state MR facility for residential services.
(b) If the MRA IDT recommends that the applicant be admitted to a state MR facility for regular voluntary services, the MRA must retain a copy of the application packet, as described in § 2.265(g) of this subchapter (relating to MRA referral of an Applicant to a State MR Facility) and send the original application packet to the admission coordinator of the state MR facility.
(c) DADS will determine when a vacancy exists in a state MR facility and which individuals are appropriate to fill the vacancy, based on the information in the application packets.
(d) Upon notification from DADS that an appropriate vacancy in a state MR facility is available, the MRA will contact each individual identified by DADS as appropriate to fill the vacancy and will:
(e) The state MR facility will offer admission to one of those individuals identified by DADS as appropriate to fill the vacancy and who the MRA has determined would accept the proposed admission to the state MR facility.
(f) If the applicant or the applicant's LAR accepts the proposed admission, the MRA must request enrollment of the applicant in the ICF/MR Program as described in §9.244 of this title (relating to Applicant Enrollment in the ICF/MR Program), if appropriate.
(g) The MRA will coordinate the individual's pre-admission visit, if such visit is appropriate and desired by the individual.