26 Tex. Admin. Code § 278.11 - Allowable In-Home and Family Support Program (IH/FSP) Services
The following IH/FSP services may be purchased with a service subsidy:
(1) medical,
surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and other health services related to a
person's disability;
(2) counseling
or training programs that help a household to provide proper care for a
disabled family member, help a person with a disability in an independent
living situation, or provide for the special needs of the family or person with
a disability;
(3) attendant care,
home health aide services, homemaker services, and chore services that provide
assistance with training, routine body functions, dressing, preparing and
consuming food, and ambulating;
(4)
respite assistance for a family;
(5) transportation services for the person
with a disability;
(6)
transportation, room, and board costs incurred by a person with a disability or
his family during evaluation or treatment that has been preapproved by the
Texas Department of Human Services. Estimates of meals, travel, and lodging
costs must be submitted to the IH/FSP caseworker for prior approval. Travel
expense reimbursement should be made based on the current state rate allowed
for travel expenses;
(7) the
purchase or lease of special equipment or architectural modifications of a
home, if:
(A) the equipment or modification
costs less than $250.01; and
(B)
the equipment or modification is necessary to improve or facilitate the care,
treatment, therapy, or general living conditions of a person with a disability,
as it relates to the person's disability; and
(8) other services requested by the applicant
and prior-approved by the state office section manager.
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