1. (a) An employer or DR must, before an employee, contractor, or vendor provides services to an individual, ensure that required DADS service agreements have been completed between:

   1. (1) the employer and the employee;
   2. (2) the employer and the contractor; and
   3. (3) the employer and a vendor, if required by DADS.

2. (b) An employer must assist the CDSA in obtaining the required DADS service agreement form between:

   1. (1) the CDSA and the employee;
   2. (2) the CDSA and individual contractor or entity contactor; and
   3. (3) the CDSA and a vendor, if required by DADS.
3. (c) An employer must ensure that the CDSA receives the completed service agreement described in subsection (b) of this section.
4. (d) A CDSA must not make payment to a service provider until the completed service agreement is received.

Source Note:The provisions of this §264.237 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 10352; transferred effective September 1, 2024, as published in the July 12, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 5177.