26 Tex. Admin. Code § 275.51 - Initiation of Services
(a) When CMPAS
Program funding becomes available in a DADS region, the DADS regional designee:
(1) refers to the region's provider the
applicant whose interest list request date, assigned in accordance with
§44.202(e) of this chapter (relating to CMPAS Interest Lists), is earliest
on the region's CMPAS interest list; and
(2) informs the provider of any other DADS
program services the applicant is receiving, the cost of those services, and
the approved service period for those services.
(b) If DADS refers an applicant to a region's
provider, as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the provider must
comply with the requirements in §44.203 of this chapter (relating to
Assessment and Eligibility Determination).
(c) The provider must provide CMPAS Program
services to all applicants and individuals DADS refers to the provider unless
the assessor of need determines and documents:
(1) an applicant is not eligible for
CMPAS;
(2) the provider and other
sources of support are unable to meet an applicant's or individual's needs
without risking the individual's health and safety;
(3) the environment in an applicant's or
individual's home is a serious threat to the health and safety of an attendant;
or
(4) an individual, or someone in
the individual's home, seriously threatens the health and safety of an
attendant.
(d) The
provider must conduct an IDT meeting in accordance with the requirements of
§44.502 of this chapter (relating to Convening an Interdisciplinary Team)
if it determines it cannot provide CMPAS Program services to an individual for
any of the reasons described in subsection (c)(2) - (4) of this
section.
(e) The provider must
begin providing services to an individual within seven days after the DADS
regional designee enters the CMPAS authorization in DADS Service Authorization
System, as described in §44.203 of this chapter.
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