1. (a) This section does not apply to the IH/FSP. Enrollment in the IH/FSP is governed by §48.2702 of this chapter (relating to Eligibility Determination Process).

2. (b) When a community care service or program becomes available in a DADS region, DADS contacts the applicant whose interest list request date, assigned in accordance with §48.1302(d) of this subchapter (relating to Community Care Interest Lists), is earliest on the community care interest list for the community care service or program that is available, and offers the community care service or program to the applicant.

   1. (1) If the applicant or responsible party declines the offer of the community care service or program, DADS removes the applicant's name from the interest list for the community care service or program, as described in §48.1302(e)(4) of this subchapter.
   2. (2) If the applicant or responsible party accepts the offer of the community care service or program, a case manager contacts the applicant to conduct an eligibility determination for the community care service or program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §271.7 adopted to be effective May 23, 2016, 41 TexReg 3749; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523.