Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

Services (DHS) work days of [end deletion] the work is [begin deletion] being [end deletion]
completed.
[begin addition] (b) The HCSSA must ensure that written specifications obtained in
accordance with subsection (a)(3) of this section are obtained from a person with experience in
home modifications
(1) The HCSSA must maintain documentation that supports the written specifications.
(2)The person who develops the written specifications may bid on the completion of the
minor home modification.
(c) [end addition] The inspection requirements are as follows:
(A) The [begin addition] HCSSA [end addition] [begin deletion] HCSS provider [end
deletion] must ensure that a qualified person [begin addition] conducts an inspection of the
completed minor home modification in accordance with subsection (a)(6) of this section [end
addition] [begin deletion] inspects completed work to ensure all work was done according to
written specifications, if applicable, and the Texas Accessibility Standards [end deletion].
(B) The [begin addition] HCSSA must ensure that the [end addition] inspection [begin
addition] is not [end addition] [begin deletion] may be [end deletion] performed by the [begin
addition] person who prepared [end addition] [begin deletion] individual preparing [end deletion]
the specifications [begin addition] obtained in accordance with subsection (a)(3) of this section
[end addition], [begin deletion] but not by [end deletion] the contractor who completed the
[begin addition] minor [end addition] home modification [begin addition], or [end addition]
[begin deletion] nor by [end deletion] the attendant.
[begin addition] (i) [end addition] The invoice cost of the inspection is reimbursable as a
minor home modification up to a maximum of $150.
[begin addition] (ii) [end addition] The [begin addition] HCSSA [end addition] [begin
deletion] provider [end deletion] must maintain documentation to support the cost for performing
the [begin addition] inspection [end addition] [begin deletion] inspections [end deletion].
(C) Once the inspection is concluded and the [begin addition] minor home [end addition]
modification is completed, the [begin addition] HCSSA [end addition] [begin deletion] HCSS
provider [end deletion] must send a copy of the [begin addition] CBA [end addition] [begin
deletion] Community Based Alternatives [end deletion] documentation of completion of
purchase form to the [begin addition] DADS [end addition] case manager within seven [begin
addition] DADS workdays [end addition] [begin deletion] DHS work days [end deletion] after
the completion of the inspection.
[begin addition] (i) The HCSSA may submit a claim to DADS for the cost of building
materials before the minor home modification is completed.
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