Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

§161.021, which provides that the Aging and Disability Services Council shall study and make
recommendations to the HHSC executive commissioner and the DADS commissioner regarding
rules governing the delivery of services to persons who are served or regulated by DADS; and
Texas Government Code, §531.021, which provides HHSC with the authority to administer
federal funds and plan and direct the Medicaid program in each agency that operates a portion of
the Medicaid program.
The amendments affect Texas Government Code, §531.0055 and §531.021, and Texas Human
Resources Code, §161.021.
§45.223. Renewal and Revision of an IPC.
(a) Beginning the effective date of an individual's IPC, as determined by [begin addition]
§45.214(h) [end addition] [begin deletion] §45.214(j) [end deletion] of this subchapter (relating
to Development of Enrollment IPC) or §45.222(b) of this division (relating to Renewal IPC and
Requirement for Authorization to Continue Services), a case manager must, at least every 90
calendar days, meet with the individual or LAR in the individual's home to review the
individual's progress toward achieving the goals and objectives as described on the IPP for each
CLASS Program service listed on the individual's IPC. The case manager must document the
results of the review in the individual's record.
(b) An individual's case manager must:
(1) convene a service planning team that develops a proposed renewal IPC, new IPPs and a
new habilitation plan at least annually, but no more than 90 calendar days before the end of the
IPC period of the IPC being renewed; and
(2) if the case manager becomes aware that the individual's need for a CLASS Program
service changes, develop, within five business days after becoming aware, a proposed revised
IPC and revised IPP(s) and, if necessary, a revised habilitation plan.
(c) The case manager must ensure that:
(1) a proposed renewal IPC and proposed revised IPC, developed in accordance with
subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section, meet the criteria described in §45.214(a)(1)(B) and (b) of
this subchapter; and
(2) new or revised IPPs developed in accordance with subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this
section are reviewed, signed, and dated as evidence of agreement by:
(A) the individual or LAR;
(B) the case manager; and
(C) the DSA.
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