SECTION 260.513. Service Provider Qualifications and Training

(a) A service provider of individualized skills and socialization must meet the staff qualifications described in §559.227(a)(2) of this title (relating to Program Requirements).

(b) A service provider of individualized skills and socialization who provides transportation must meet the staff qualifications described in §559.227(a)(3) of this title.

(c) A service provider of individualized skills and socialization must complete the following training in accordance with rules governing the DBMD Program:

(1) general orientation training;

(2) DBMD Program Service Provider Training;

(3) training on needs of an individual to whom the service provider is providing individualized skills and socialization; and

(4) training on delegated tasks, if the service provider is performing delegated tasks for an individual receiving individualized skills and socialization.

(d) A service provider of individualized skills and socialization must meet:

(1) the initial training requirements described in §559.227(k)(1)(B)(i), (ii), and (v) of this title; and

(2) the ongoing training requirements described in §559.227(k)(2)(A)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this title.

Source Note: The provisions of this §260.513 adopted to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 8681