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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 278 - ADULT FOSTER CARE (AFC) PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER A - IN-HOME AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
SECTION/RULE §278.11 - Allowable In-Home and Family Support Program (IH/FSP) Services
Chapter Review Date 10/23/2024

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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §278.11 adopted to be effective April 4, 1988, 13 TexReg 1393; amended to be effective May 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 1963; amended to be effective December 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 7797; transferred effective June 28, 2024, as published in the June 7, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 4061.

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