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TITLE 40	SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 1	DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 48	COMMUNITY CARE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
SUBCHAPTER J	COMMUNITY BASED ALTERNATIVES (CBA) PROGRAM
RULE §48.6026	Home and Community Support Services Agency (HCSSA) Qualifications

(a) A HCSSA that contracts to provide CBA services must:

(1) maintain a license under Chapter 97 of this title (relating to Licensing Standards for Home and Community Support Services Agencies) in the licensed home health services category;

(2) have a separate contract to provide CBA services in each DADS region in which services are to be delivered;

(3) be in compliance with Chapter 49 of this title (relating to Contracting for Community Care Services);

(4) have the counties in the DADS contract for CBA services included in the identified licensed service area on file at DADS; and

(5) be authorized by the secretary of state to do business in the State of Texas (if an out-of-state corporation).

(b) A HCSSA that contracts to provide CBA services may maintain a license in the personal assistance services category in addition to the licensed home health services category for the purpose of providing personal assistance services that do not require nurse delegation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §48.6026 adopted to be effective December 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 11081; amended to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5383; amended to be effective December 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 8061

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