Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

(67) Specialized registered nursing--The provision of registered nursing to an individual who
has a tracheostomy or is dependent on a ventilator.
(68) Speech therapy--The provision of speech-language pathology as defined in Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 401.
(69) Specialized therapies--Services to promote skills development, maintain skills, decrease
inappropriate behaviors, facilitate emotional well-being, create opportunities for socialization, or
improve physical and medical status that consist of the following:
(A) aquatic therapy;
(B) hippotherapy;
(C) massage therapy;
(D) music therapy;
[begin deletion] (E) nutritional services [end deletion];
(F) recreational therapy; and
(G) therapeutic horseback riding.
(70) Staff person--A full-time or part-time employee of the program provider.
(71) Support consultation--A service, as defined in §41.103 of this title, that may be provided
to an individual who chooses to participate in CDS.
(72) Supported employment--A service that assists an individual to sustain competitive,
integrated employment.
(73) Support family services--Services provided to an individual under 18 years of age who
resides with a support family, as described in §45.531 of this chapter, that allow the individual to
reside successfully in a community setting by supporting the individual to acquire, maintain, and
improve self-help, socialization, and daily living skills or assisting the individual with ADLs.
Support family services consist of the services described in §45.533 of this chapter.
(74) Therapeutic horseback riding--The provision of therapy that:
(A) involves an individual interacting with and riding on horses;
(B) is designed to improve the balance, coordination, focus, independence, confidence, and
motor and social skills of the individual; and
(C) is provided by only one service provider as described in §45.803(d)(10) of this chapter.
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