1. (a) The Adult Foster Care client must:

   1. (1) provide accurate information about the client's ability to function in the community and in a foster home setting;
   2. (2) pay the amount of room and board specified in the client and provider agreement;
   3. (3) report changes or occurrences that would affect the client or provider; and
   4. (4) participate in selecting an adult foster care home in which to live.

2. (b) The client and the client's responsible person are entitled to:

   1. (1) receive in writing, before authorization of adult foster care, a list of the client's rights and responsibilities;
   2. (2) be informed of all available services in the home and of the charges for services not paid for by the HHSC;
   3. (3) be informed that the client keeps a personal needs allowance;

   4. (4) file complaints about abuse, neglect, exploitation, or inadequate care, as those terms are defined by the statute or rule that governs the investigation of ANE, without discrimination or reprisal for voicing grievances;

      1. (A) with HHSC, Complaint and Incident Intake, when the AFC facility is licensed as an assisted living facility (ALF); or
      2. (B) with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Adult Protective Services (APS) when the AFC serves three or fewer residents unrelated to the owner;
   5. (5) privacy and confidentiality;
   6. (6) have the client's physical person and property treated with dignity and respect; and
   7. (7) be free from physical or mental abuse, corporal punishment, and any physical or chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience.

Source Note:The provisions for this §271.159 adopted to be effective March 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 882; amended to be effective March 27, 1989, 14 TexReg 992; amended to be effective December 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 6318; amended to be effective May 15, 1992, 17 TexReg 2782; 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.