26 Tex. Admin. Code § 259.217 - Support Family Duties
(a) A support
family must provide services to an individual as authorized on the individual's
IPC and as described on the individual's IPP, including:
(1) direct personal assistance with
activities of daily living;
(2)
assistance with meal planning and preparation;
(3) assistance with housekeeping;
(4) assistance with communication and
mobility;
(5) reinforcement of
behavioral, educational, and therapeutic activities;
(6) assistance with medications and the
performance of tasks delegated by an RN;
(7) supervision for the individual's safety;
(8) transportation related to
routine family activities; and
(9)
assistance with participation in community activities.
(b) A support family must:
(1) allow an individual's family members and
friends access to the individual without arbitrary restrictions, unless
exceptional conditions are justified by the individual's service planning team,
documented on the IPP, and authorized by HHSC;
(2) assist a school-age individual in
receiving educational services five days a week in a six-hour-per-day program
provided by the local school district;
(3) ensure that no individual receives
educational services at a state supported living center or in a state supported
living center educational setting, unless contraindications are documented with
justification by the service planning team;
(4) ensure that a preschool-age individual
receives an early childhood education with appropriate activities and services,
including small group and individual play with peers without disabilities,
unless contraindications are documented with justification;
(5) provide an individual with
age-appropriate activities that enhance self-esteem and maximize functional
level; and
(6) ensure the
individual receives medical care prescribed by a physician, including:
(A) doctors' appointments;
(B) medications;
(C) evaluations, therapies, and treatment;
and
(D) lab work and other medical
tests.
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