1. (a) Service coordination may be provided only by an employee of a LIDDA.

2. (b) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, an employee providing service coordination must have:

   1. (1) a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university;
   2. (2) an associate degree in a social, behavioral, human service, or health-related field including, psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, educational psychology, education, or criminal justice; or
   3. (3) a high school diploma or a certificate recognized by a state as the equivalent of a high school diploma, and two years of paid or unpaid experience with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
3. (c) A LIDDA, at its discretion, may require additional education and experience for employees who provide service coordination.
4. (d) At the discretion of a LIDDA, an employee who was authorized to provide service coordination prior to October 16, 2022, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time the employee was hired, may provide service coordination without meeting the minimum qualifications described in subsection (b) of this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §331.17 adopted to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8313; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4439; transferred effective July 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register June 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 3275; amended to be effective October 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 6883; amended to be effective October 19, 2025, 50 TexReg 6669.