40 Tex. Admin. Code § 44.301 - 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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