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Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 35 Support Services For Persons With DisabilitiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Human Resources Code > Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 35 Support Services For Persons With Disabilities In this chapter: (1) "Assistance" or "support services" means a subsidy granted by the department to provide support to a client. (2) "Client" means a ... The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter, including: (1) procedures and guidelines for determining eligibility standards relating to financial qualifications and ... (a) The department's rules must provide that an applicant for assistance is eligible to receive assistance if the applicant resides in this state and meets ... (a) The department shall provide assistance to compensate a client for present and future expenses, including: (1) the purchase or lease of special equipment or ... (a) The department may grant assistance of not more than $3,600 a year to a client and make periodic distributions or a lump-sum distribution according ... (a) Each client may select the client's program or provider of services, except that the client may select only a program or provider that complies ... The department shall establish a copayment system with each client using a scale for payments determined according to the client's need for financial assistance to ... (a) The department by rule shall establish a reasonable charge for each authorized support service. (b) The department's liability for the cost of a support ... Each client shall pay: (1) the client's copayment; (2) the amount of charges in excess of the amount determined by the department to be reasonable; ... (a) The department shall regularly review each client's needs as established by the department. (b) The department shall review each client's needs when there is ... The department shall require each client to notify the department of a change in circumstances that were considered in determining eligibility or the amount of ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person: (1) ... Texas Lawyers
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