To receive Special Services to Persons with Disabilities (SSPD), a person must meet the functional need criteria as set by HHSC. HHSC uses a standardized assessment instrument to measure a person's ability to perform activities of daily living. This yields a score, which is a measure of a person's level of functional need. HHSC sets the minimum required score for a person to receive SSPD, 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. An applicant may be admitted to the SSPD program only if the applicant's needs do not exceed the program's available services.

Source Note:The provisions of this §271.75 adopted to be effective February 1, 1989, 13 TexReg 5751; amended to be effective October 16, 1989, 14 TexReg 4788; amended to be effective October 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 6374; 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.