To receive Adult Foster Care (AFC), a person must have the approval of the Community Care Services Eligibility unit supervisor and meet the functional need criteria as set by HHSC. HHSC uses a standardized assessment instrument to measure the person's ability to perform activities of daily living. This yields a score, which is a measure of the person's level of functional need. HHSC sets the minimum required score for a person to be eligible, which HHSC may periodically adjust commensurate with available funding. HHSC will seek stakeholder input before making any change in the minimum required score for functional eligibility.

Source Note:The provisions of this §271.73 adopted to be effective March 29, 1982, 7 TexReg 1190; amended to be effective August 1, 1984, 9 TexReg 3876; amended to be effective July 1, 1986, 11 TexReg 2827; amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8376; 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.