Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 559 - DAY ACTIVITY AND HEALTH SERVICES REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter H - INDIVIDUALIZED SKILLS AND SOCIALIZATION PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS › Division 2 - LICENSING › Section 559.205 - Criteria for Licensing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An entity may not
					 establish or provide individualized skills and socialization services in Texas
					 without a license issued by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
					 (HHSC) in accordance with Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 103, and this
					 subchapter.
(b) An individualized
					 skills and socialization provider must be listed on HHSC's Day Activity and
					 Health Services (DAHS) directory as an individualized skills and socialization
					 provider in order to provide individualized skills and socialization
					 services.
(c) An applicant for a
					 license must submit a complete application form, follow the application
					 instructions, electronically upload required documentation, and submit the
					 required license fee to HHSC through the online licensure portal.
(d) An applicant for a license must complete
					 the HHSC required training to become an individualized skills and socialization
					 provider and provide documentation that required training is complete through
					 the application in the online licensure portal.
(e) An applicant for a license must submit to
					 HHSC as part of the application the:
(1) name
					 of the business entity to be licensed;
(2) tax identification number;
(3) name of the chief executive officer (CEO)
					 or equivalent person;
(4) ownership
					 information;
(5) address of the
					 on-site individualized skills and socialization location or, for providers of
					 off-site individualized skills and socialization services only, the designated
					 place of business where records are kept;
(6) name of program providers using this
					 entity for individualized skills and socialization services, if any;
(7) maximum number of individuals who can
					 receive individualized skills and socialization at or from this location, which
					 will become the licensed capacity when approved;
(8) effective date the entity will be
					 available to provide individualized skills and socialization
					 services;
(9) attestation that the
					 applicant has created and implemented a community engagement plan, including:
(A) a description of how the organization
					 will meet the requirement to make off-site individualized skills and
					 socialization available to individuals;
(B) a description of how the organization
					 will work with contracted program providers to obtain information from the
					 individuals' person-directed plans (PDP) and use that information to inform
					 on-site and off-site activities that are aligned with an individual's PDP;
					 and
(C) a description of how staff
					 will respond to an emergency or other unexpected circumstance that may occur
					 during the provision of on-site and off-site individualized skills and
					 socialization to ensure the health and safety of all individuals; and
(10) any other information
					 required by the online application instructions.