26 Tex. Admin. Code § 261.242 - Supporting Documentation for Level of Need

The following supporting documentation, at a minimum, must be submitted to the department when requesting an LON:

(1) if a request is made to increase an LON 1, LON 5, or LON 8 in accordance with § 261.241(b) of this chapter (relating to Level of Need Criteria), due to a person's dangerous behavior:

(A) the person's IPP;

(B) the person's ICAP assessment booklet;

(C) the person's person directed plan (PDP), if available;

(D) the person's behavior intervention plan; and

(E) written descriptions (e.g. incident reports or progress notes) of specific incidents of the dangerous behavior and the staff interventions;

(2) if a request is made for an LON 9 in accordance with § 261.241(c) of this chapter (relating to Level of Need Criteria), due to the person's extremely dangerous behavior:

(A) the person's IPP;

(B) the person's ICAP assessment booklet;

(C) the person's PDP, if available;

(D) the person's behavior intervention plan;

(E) written descriptions (e.g. incident reports or progress notes) of specific incidents of the extremely dangerous behavior and the staff interventions; and

(F) time sheets that verify the assignment of a staff member to exclusively and constantly supervise the person during the person's waking hours, which must be at least 16 hours per day;

(3) if a request is made to increase an LON 1, LON 5, or LON 8 in accordance with § 261.241(d) of this chapter (relating to Level of Need Criteria), due to a person's extraordinary medical needs:

(A) the person's IPP;

(B) the person's ICAP assessment booklet;

(C) the person's PDP, if available; and

(D) description, frequency, and duration of each type of nursing treatment; and

(4) if a request is made to increase an individual's existing LON based on the results of an ICAP assessment:

(A) the individual's previous ICAP assessment booklet;

(B) the individual's latest ICAP reassessment;

(C) the individual's IPP;

(D) program progress notes; and

(E) the individual's PDP, if available.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 261.242

Adopted to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; Transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; Transferred from Title 40, § 9.242 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 35, August 28, 2020, TexReg 6127, eff. 10/1/2020