A facility licensed under this chapter may provide respite care for an individual who has a diagnosis of mental retardation or a related condition without regard to whether the individual is eligible to receive intermediate care services under federal law, according to a plan of care as provided under the Health and Safety Code, §§252.181-252.186.

Source Note:The provisions of this §551.281 adopted to be effective August 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 2557; transferred effective September 1, 1993, as published in the Texas Register September 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 5885; amended to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 1659; amended to be effective May 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 4060; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883.