SECTION 259.67. Development of IPPs

(a) A case manager must ensure that an individual's service planning team:

(1) develops an enrollment IPP for each CLASS Program service and CFC service listed on a proposed enrollment IPC, other than CFC support management, and submits the enrollment IPPs to HHSC in accordance with §259.65 of this division (relating to Development of an Enrollment IPC); and

(2) develops a renewal or revised IPP for each CLASS Program service and CFC service, other than CFC support management, and submits the renewal or revised IPPs to HHSC in accordance with §259.79 of this subchapter (relating to Renewal and Revision of an IPC).

(b) A case manager must ensure that an enrollment, renewal, or revised IPP:

(1) includes justification for the service;

(2) includes the total units of the service;

(3) describes:

(A) the outcomes to be achieved through the service; and

(B) the actions and methods to be used to achieve the outcomes;

(4) describes individualized goals for the service that:

(A) are outcome-based;

(B) are measurable; and

(C) have a start date and projected completion date;

(5) describes the individual's current natural supports and non-waiver and non-CFC services that will be or are available;

(6) documents that the frequency and amount of the service does not replace existing natural supports, non-waiver resources, or non-CFC resources for which the individual may be eligible; and

(7) documents the setting for each service, which must be selected by the individual or LAR from setting options.

(c) A case manager must ensure that an enrollment, renewal, or revised IPP is reviewed, signed, and dated as evidence of agreement by:

(1) the individual or LAR;

(2) the case manager; and

(3) the DSA.

Source Note: The provisions of this §259.67 adopted to be effective January 30, 2023, 48 TexReg 362