40 TAC §48.2920
The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) adopts an amendment
to §48.2920, in its Community Care for Aged and Disabled (CCAD) chapter.
The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text published in
the December 18, 1998, issue of the
Texas Register
(23 TexReg 12897) and will not be republished.
Justification for the amendment: The manner in which 14 days of Personal
Leave in CCAD Residential Care is granted was changed because it was in conflict
with the Residential Care (RC) Provider Manual and Community Based Alternative
(CBA) policy. The Community Care Unit received a call from field staff who
stated the CCAD policy was inconsistent with the policy so the policy was
subsequently changed to promote consistency across long term care (LTC) programs.
The Community Based Alternative (CBA) Assisted Living/Residential Care Program
rules were amended in July 1998.
The amendment will function by allowing residential care clients their
14 days of personal leave in CCAD-Residential Care and CBA-Residential Care
in a consistent manner.
The department received no comments regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under the Human Resources Code, Title
2, Chapter 22, which authorizes the department to administer public assistance
programs.
The amendment implements §§22.001-22.030 of the Human Resources
Code.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February
5, 1999.
TRD-9900773
Paul Leche
General Counsel, Legal Services
Texas Department of Human Services
Effective date: March 15, 1999
Proposal publication date: December 18, 1998
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3765