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of action.
[begin addition] (2) Denial--An action taken by DADS that:
(A) rejects an applicant's request for enrollment into the CBA Program;
(B) rejects a CBA Program service requested on an ISP that was not previously authorized
on the current ISP;
(C) rejects a request for an increase of a CBA program service above the amount that was
authorized on the current ISP; or
(D) rejects, in part, the amount of a request for a CBA Program service that was not
authorized on the current ISP.
(3) HCSSA--A home and community support services agency licensed by DADS in
accordance with Health & Safety Code Chapter 142.
(4) ISP--An individual service plan is a written plan developed using person-directed planning
to describe, for each CBA Program service to be provided to an individual, the type and amount
of service, the type of provider, and the estimated cost.
(5) LVN--Licensed vocational nurse. A person licensed to provide vocational nursing in
accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301.
(6) Reduction--An action taken by DADS that decreases the requested amount of a CBA
Program service below the amount on the current ISP.
(7) RN--Registered nurse. A person licensed to provide professional nursing in accordance
with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301. [end addition]
[begin addition] (8) [end addition] [(2)] Suspension of services--A temporary reduction of
waiver services without loss of program or Medicaid eligibility.
[begin addition] (9) [end addition] [(3)] Waiver Program--A Medicaid program that provides
home and community-based services to a limited number of eligible adults who are aged and/or
disabled as an alternative to institutional care in a nursing facility in accordance with the waiver
provisions of the Social Security Act, §1915(c).
[begin addition] (10) [end addition] [(4)] Waiver Program Services--Medicaid home and
community-based services provided under waiver provisions of the Social Security Act,
§1915(c).
[begin addition] (11) Workday--Any day except Saturday, Sunday, a state holiday, or a
federal holiday. [end addition]
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