Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

[(1)] completes [begin addition] training as described in the CLASS Provider Manual [end
addition] [begin deletion] begin deletion] DADS computer-based CLASS Program Basic
Training available at DADS website within 60 calendar days after job duties are assumed; and]
[(2) completes, annually thereafter, the CLASS Individual Rights and Safeguards portion of
such training [end deletion].
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to
be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on .
TITLE 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 1 DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 45 COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER H ADDITIONAL DSA REQUIREMENTS
RULE §45.804, §45.806
Proposed action:
X Amendment
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The amendments are proposed under Texas Government Code, §531.0055, which provides that
the HHSC executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services
by the health and human services agencies, including DADS; Texas Human Resources Code,
§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.
§45.804. Training of DSA Staff Persons.
(a) A DSA must ensure that a DSA staff person who has direct contact with an individual
[begin addition] completes training as described in the CLASS Provider Manual [end addition]
[:]
[begin deletion] begin deletion] (1) completes DADS computer-based CLASS Program
Basic Training available at DADS website within 60 calendar days after job duties are assumed;
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