26 Tex. Admin. Code § 257.19 - Case Manager Qualifications
A provider that is an agency or an individual approved by HHSC to provide case management services must ensure a case manager meets at least one of the following qualifications:
(1) an advanced practice registered nurse who
holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 301;
(2) a
registered nurse who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary
license, under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 301 and:
(A) has a baccalaureate degree in nursing;
or
(B) has an associate degree in
nursing and has:
(i) at least two years of
cumulative paid full-time work experience; or
(ii) at least two years of cumulative,
supervised full-time educational internship or practicum experience obtained in
the last 10 years that included assessing the psychosocial and health needs of
and making community referrals for:
(I)
children up to age 21; or
(II)
pregnant women;
(3) a social worker who holds a license,
other than a provisional or temporary license, under Texas Occupations Code
Chapter 505, appropriate for the individual's practice, including the
independent practice of social work;
(4) a community health worker, as defined by
Texas Health and Safety Code §
48.001, that
is certified as a community health worker by the Department of State Health
Services; or
(5) a doula who is
certified in alignment with nationally recognized standards, as determined by
HHSC, unless the doula qualifies as a certified community health worker under
paragraph (4) of this subsection.
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