Texas Human Resources Code Title 2, Chapter 35 - Support Services For Persons With Disabilities

• Texas Section 35.001 - Definitions
  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...
• Texas Section 35.002 - Adoption Of Rules And Implementation Of Program
  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter, including: (1) procedures and guidelines for determining eligibility standards relating to financial qualifications...
• Texas Section 35.003 - Eligibility
  (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...
• Texas Section 35.004 - Provision Of Assistance And Support Services
  (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...
• Texas Section 35.005 - Payment Of Assistance
  (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...
• Texas Section 35.006 - Selection Of Programs Or Providers
  (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...
• Texas Section 35.007 - Copayment System
  In accordance with department rules, the department shall establish a copayment system with each client using a scale for payments determined according to the client's...
• Texas Section 35.008 - Payment Rate
  (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a reasonable charge for each authorized support service. (b) The department's liability for the cost of a...
• Texas Section 35.009 - Client Responsibility For Payment
  Each client shall pay: (1) the client's copayment; (2) the amount of charges in excess of the amount determined by the executive commissioner to be...
• Texas Section 35.010 - Review Of Client's Needs
  (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...
• Texas Section 35.011 - Notification Of Change In Circumstances
  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...
• Texas Section 35.012 - Criminal Penalty
  (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)...

Last modified: September 28, 2016