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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to define the personal care services (PCS) benefit that is available through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)-Comprehensive Care Program, which in Texas is known as the Texas Health Steps-Comprehensive Care Program (THSteps-CCP).(b) PCS may be provided to individuals from birth through 20 years of age and eligible for EPSDT through the medical assistance program.(c) PCS are medically necessary when a recipient requires assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), because of a physical, cognitive or behavioral limitation that is related to the recipient's disability or chronic health condition.