Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

(75) Temporary admission--Being admitted for 180 consecutive calendar days or less.
(76) Transition assistance services--Services provided to a person who is receiving
institutional services and is eligible for and enrolling into the CLASS Program. A more detailed
description of this CLASS Program service is contained in Chapter 62 of this title (relating to
Contracting to Provide Transition Assistance Services).
§45.104. Description of the CLASS Program.
(a) The CLASS Program is a Medicaid waiver program approved by CMS under §1915(c) of
the Social Security Act. It provides community-based services and supports to an eligible
individual as an alternative to the ICF/MR Program. CLASS Program services are intended to, as
a whole, enhance the individual's integration into the community, maintain or improve the
individual's independent functioning, and prevent the individual's admission to an institution.
(b) DADS operates the CLASS Program under the authority of HHSC.
(c) DADS limits the enrollment in the CLASS Program to the number of individuals approved
by CMS or by available funding from the state.
(d) The CLASS program offers the following services:
(1) adaptive aids;
(2) auditory integration training/auditory enhancement training;
(3) behavioral support;
(4) case management;
(5) dental treatment;
(6) financial management services (only in CDS option);
(7) habilitation
(8) licensed vocational nursing;
(9) minor home modifications;
[begin addition] (10) nutritional services [end addition]
[begin addition] (11) [end addition] [begin deletion] (10) [end deletion] occupational
therapy;
[begin addition] (12) [end addition] [begin deletion] (11) [end deletion] physical therapy;
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