1. (a) An employer or DR must make budget revisions if:

   1. (1) a change to the individual's authorized service plan affects funding for a program service delivered through the CDS option;
   2. (2) a budget has been or will be exceeded before the end date of the service plan;
   3. (3) authorized units, unit rate, or amount of funds allocated have changed;
   4. (4) an amount paid for one or more services, goods, or items affects the approved budget;
   5. (5) strategies are added or revisions are made to a service back-up plan;
   6. (6) funds budgeted for a service back-up plan are not used or needed; or
   7. (7) the CDSA, the case manager or service coordinator, the individual's service planning team, or a DADS representative require a revision.

2. (b) An employer or DR must:

   1. (1) submit budget revisions to the CDSA for approval; and
   2. (2) not implement revised budgets until written approval is received from the CDSA.

3. (c) A CDSA must:

   1. (1) provide assistance to the employer or DR related to budget revisions as requested or needed by the employer;
   2. (2) validate the budget; and
   3. (3) provide written approval to the employer or DR before the revision is implemented by the employer or DR.

Source Note:The provisions of this §264.511 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.