26 Tex. Admin. Code § 271.63
Need
Effective Sep 10, 202550 TexReg 5936Source Note: The provisions of this §271.63 adopted to be effective February 1, 1989, 13 TexReg 5751; amended 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; amended to be effective September 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 5936.Texas Secretary of State
(a) HHSC uses the HHSC Needs Assessment Questionnaire and Task/Hour Guide form to determine a person's functional need and unmet need for:
- (1) Community Attendant Services (CAS);
- (2) Family Care (FC);
- (3) Primary Home Care (PHC);
- (4) Home Delivered Meals (HDM);
- (5) Adult Foster Care (AFC);
- (6) Residential Care (RC);
- (7) Consumer Managed Personal Attendant Services (CMPAS);
- (8) Emergency Response Services (ERS); and
- (9) Special Services to Persons with Disabilities Program (SSPD).
- (b) To receive a service or program described in subsection (a) of this section, a person must have a functional need and an unmet need for the program or service.
Source Note:The provisions of this §271.63 adopted to be effective February 1, 1989, 13 TexReg 5751; amended 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; amended to be effective September 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 5936.