DRS may pay maintenance to the consumer. Maintenance is a payment to the consumer made during any stage of the rehabilitation process to cover basic living expenses, such as food, shelter, clothing, and other subsistence expenses that are in excess of the normal expenses of the consumer, and are necessary for the consumer to derive the full benefit of other vocational rehabilitation services.

Source Note:The provisions of this §856.46 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9651; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773.