Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Subchapter I - PURCHASED PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO PREVENT REMOVAL OR TO REUNIFY FAMILIES › Section 700.905 - Reimbursement of Noncontracted Service Providers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A parent who is required to complete a
				  Family Service Plan may obtain services from a qualified or licensed
				  noncontracted service provider, and this provider may be reimbursed by DFPS in
				  an amount equal to the average cost for the specific service from DFPS
				  contractors providing the service in the region where the parent resides. Only
				  services where the parent is the direct client of the service provider are
				  eligible for reimbursement. In addition, the rules relating to the
				  reimbursement of noncontracted service providers are intended to further
				  supplement and clarify Texas Family Code §
										263.1021. This rule is
				  operable to the extent that DFPS has existing resources to implement Texas
				  Family Code §
										263.1021.
(b) Definitions:
(1) Case Plan: a Case Plan, as defined by
				  42 U.S.C.
				  675, is a written document which meets the
				  requirements 42 U.S.C.
				  675a. Texas has divided the federal
				  requirement of a Case Plan into two separate plans, the Family Service Plan as
				  defined in Texas Family Code §
											263.101 and the Child's
				  Plan of Service as defined in Texas Family Code §
											264.128. For the purpose
				  of this Rule, a Child's Plan (also referred to as a Child's Plan of Service) is
				  not a Family Service Plan.
(2)
				  Family Service Plan (also referred to as a "Family Plan of Service," "Family
				  Plan" or "Individual Family Service Plan") is a written plan in which DFPS and
				  a child's parents identify the actions, specific skills, knowledge, steps,
				  and/or responsibilities that are necessary for the parents to achieve the
				  Family Service Plan's goal during this Plan's service period and the assistance
				  to be provided to the parents by the DFPS or other agency toward meeting that
				  goal.
(3) Single Source Continuum
				  Contract/Contractor (SSCC) is an entity, as described in Texas Family Code
				  §
											264.154, with whom DFPS
				  enters into a contract for the provision of the full continuum of substitute
				  care, case management, and reunification services in a Designated Community
				  Area.
(4) Licensed Provider is an
				  individual who is required by the State of Texas to be licensed to provide the
				  professional service that the parent is receiving and DFPS is
				  reimbursing.
(5) Qualified Provider
				  is an individual who has completed certification or other training programs and
				  has two (2) years of verified full-time experience in the professional service
				  in which they are providing to the parent and DFPS is reimbursing.
(6) Noncontracted Service Provider is one who
				  is not under a current contract with DFPS or SSCC for the service that they are
				  seeking reimbursement for. They also cannot be an employee of DFPS or
				  SSCC.