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TX Hum Res Code § 35.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.003. Eligibility

Sec. 35.003.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The department's rules must provide that an applicant for assistance is eligible to receive assistance if the applicant resides in this state and meets the department's eligibility criteria for income and need. A family or a person with a disability living independently may apply for assistance.(b)  The department shall determine in accordance with department rules eligibility for support services from the results of current evaluations, program plans, and medical reports.  Those documents shall be provided to the department on request.  The department, if it considers necessary, shall provide any additional evaluations.(c)  The department shall determine the applicant's needs and the support services for which the applicant is eligible in accordance with department rules and after consulting with the applicant.(d)  In determining eligibility for support services under this chapter, the department shall determine if the applicant is eligible to receive the services from other support programs.  If the department determines that the applicant may receive the services from another support program and those services are available to the applicant, the department may deny the application.  If the department denies the application, the department shall provide to the applicant information on and referral to the appropriate support program.(e)  A local or state agency may not consider assistance received under this chapter in determining eligibility for another support program unless that consideration is required by federal regulations.(f)  If requested by the applicant, the commission's appeals division shall hold a hearing on the denial of an application.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.173, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.004. Provision of Assistance and Support Services

Sec. 35.004.  PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.  (a)  The department shall provide assistance to compensate a client for present and future expenses, including:(1)  the purchase or lease of special equipment or architectural modifications of a home to improve or facilitate the care, treatment, therapy, general living conditions, or access of a person with a disability;(2)  medical, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and other health services related to a person's disability or disabilities;(3)  counseling or training programs that assist a family in providing proper care for a family member with a disability or assist a person with a disability in an independent living situation and that provide for the special needs of the family or person with a disability;(4)  attendant care, home health aide services, homemaker services, and chore services that provide support with training, routine body functions, dressing, preparation and consumption of food, and ambulation;(5)  respite support for a family, if the family is the client;(6)  transportation services for the person with a disability;  and(7)  transportation, room, and board costs incurred by a family or a person with a disability during evaluation or treatment of a person with a disability that have been preapproved by the department.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule may add services and programs for which the department may provide assistance.(c)  The department's duty to provide assistance under this chapter is determined and limited by the funds specifically appropriated to administer this chapter.(d)  The department may seek, accept, and expend funds from other sources to provide assistance under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.174, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.005. Payment of Assistance

Sec. 35.005.  PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The department may grant assistance of not more than $3,600 a year to a client and make periodic distributions or a lump-sum distribution according to the client's needs.  The commissioner of aging and disability services or the commissioner's designee may grant additional amounts on consideration of an individual client's needs.(b)  In addition to the assistance authorized by Subsection (a), the department may award to a client a one-time grant of assistance of not more than $3,600 for architectural renovation or other capital expenditure to improve or facilitate the care, treatment, therapy, general living conditions, or access of a person with a disability.  The commissioner of aging and disability services or the commissioner's designee may grant additional amounts on consideration of an individual client's needs.(c)  The department shall consult with the client to determine the manner of distribution of the assistance.  On agreement of the person with a disability or the head of the family, as appropriate, the department may distribute the assistance directly to the client or to a qualified program or provider of services serving the client.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.175, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.006. Selection of Programs or Providers

Sec. 35.006.  SELECTION OF PROGRAMS OR PROVIDERS.  (a)  Each client may select the client's program or provider of services, except that the client may select only a program or provider that complies with department standards.(b)  The department shall require each program or provider to comply with department standards relating to the provision of support services and may disapprove payments for a program or provider that does not comply with the rules.(c)  The department shall assist each client in locating and selecting qualified programs and services.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.007. Copayment System

Sec. 35.007.  COPAYMENT SYSTEM.  In accordance with department rules, the department shall establish a copayment system with each client using a scale for payments determined according to the client's need for financial assistance to acquire the necessary support services and the client's ability to pay for those services.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.176, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.008. Payment Rate

Sec. 35.008.  PAYMENT RATE.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a reasonable charge for each authorized support service.(b)  The department's liability for the cost of a support service is limited to the amount of the charge for the service less the amount of any copayment required from the client.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.177, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.009. Client Responsibility for Payment

Sec. 35.009.  CLIENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT.  Each client shall pay:(1)  the client's copayment;(2)  the amount of charges in excess of the amount determined by the executive commissioner to be reasonable; and(3)  the amount of charges incurred in excess of the maximum amount of assistance authorized by this chapter to be provided by the department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.178, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.010. Review of Client's Needs

Sec. 35.010.  REVIEW OF CLIENT'S NEEDS.  (a)  The department shall regularly review each client's needs as established by the department.(b)  The department shall review each client's needs when there is a change in the circumstances that were considered in determining eligibility or the amount of the required copayment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.011. Notification of Change in Circumstances

Sec. 35.011.  NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.  The department shall require each client to notify the department of a change in circumstances that were considered in determining eligibility or the amount of the required copayment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 35.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 35 - Support Services for Persons With Disabilities|Section 35.012. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 35.012.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person:(1)  makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false;  or(2)  solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.001. Definitions

Sec. 43.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.(2)  "Child-care administrator" means a person who supervises and exercises direct administrative control over a child-care institution and who is responsible for its program and personnel, whether or not the person has an ownership interest in the institution or shares duties with other persons.(3)  "Child-placing agency" has the meaning assigned in Section 42.002.(4)  "Child-placing agency administrator" means a person who supervises and exercises direct control over a child-placing agency and who is responsible for the child-placing agency's program and personnel, regardless of whether the person has an ownership interest in the child-placing agency or shares duties with other persons.(5)  "Controlling person" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002.(6)  "General residential operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002.(7)  "Permit" means a license, listing, registration, or certification issued to a facility or family home under Chapter 42.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.112, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 427), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 427), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.003. License Required

Sec. 43.003.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person may not serve as a child-care administrator of a general residential operation without a license issued by the department under this chapter.(b)  A person who is not licensed under this chapter may serve as the child-care administrator of an emergency shelter located in a county with a population of less than 40,000 if the governing body of the shelter by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the membership of the governing body certifies that the shelter has made a reasonable effort to hire a licensed child-care administrator but is unable to hire a licensed child-care administrator.(c)  A person may not serve as a child-placing agency administrator without a license issued by the department under this chapter.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 4.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 664, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.113(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 427), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.0041. Examination Results

Sec. 43.0041.  EXAMINATION RESULTS.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing examination is administered under this chapter, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination.  However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the department shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the department receives the results from the testing service.  If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before that 90th day.(b)  If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this chapter, the department shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.(c)  A person who fails an examination three times may not submit a new application for a license until after the first anniversary of the date the person last failed the examination.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 4.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.115(a), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.0042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.0042. Recognition of License Issued by Another State

Sec. 43.0042.  RECOGNITION OF LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE.  (a)  The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant:(1)  after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state;  or(2)  after determining the applicant has a valid license from another state with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.(b)  The department may enter into an agreement with another state to permit licensing by reciprocity.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.005. Rules

Sec. 43.005.  RULES.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.248, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.0055. Competitive Bidding or Advertising Rules

Sec. 43.0055.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES.  (a)  The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b)  Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that:(1)  restricts the use of any medium for advertising;(2)  restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or(4)  restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.249, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.006. Fees

Sec. 43.006.  FEES.  The executive commissioner by rule may set and the department may collect fees for administering an examination and issuing an initial license, renewal license, or provisional license in amounts necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 386, ch. 81, Sec. 13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.250, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.007. License Application

Sec. 43.007.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  A person who has the education and experience required by Section 43.004 of this code may apply to the department for a license.(b)  The applicant shall send the appropriate license fee with the application.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 386, ch. 81, Sec. 13(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.008. Licensing

Sec. 43.008.  LICENSING.  (a)  The department shall issue a license to a person who has satisfied all the licensing requirements.(b)  The license is valid for a period of two years from the date issued.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.|
TX Hum Res Code § 43.0081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services|Chapter 43 - Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators|Section 43.0081. Provisional License

Sec. 43.0081.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The commission may issue a provisional child-care administrator's license to:(1)  an applicant licensed in another state who applies for a license in this state if the applicant:(A)  is licensed in good standing as a child-care administrator for at least two years in another state, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(B)  has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and(C)  is sponsored by a person licensed by the commission under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section; and(2)  an applicant who:(A)  otherwise qualifies for a license but does not meet the experience requirement in Section 43.004(a)(4); and(B)  complies with any additional requirement established by rule under Subsection (e).(b)  The commission may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(1)(C) for an applicant if the commission determines that compliance with that paragraph constitutes a hardship to the applicant.(c)  A provisional license under Subsection (a)(1) is valid until the date the commission approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license.  The commission shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1) if:(1)  the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 43.004;(2)  the commission verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and(3)  the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.(d)  For a provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.  The commission may extend the 180-day limit if the results of the license holder's examination have not been received by the commission.(e)  The executive commissioner by rule may establish additional requirements for the issuance of a provisional child-care administrator's license under Subsection (a)(2)(A) as the executive commissioner determines appropriate.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.116, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2021.|