SECTION 303.502. Required Training for a Habilitation Coordinator

(a) A LIDDA must ensure:

(1) a habilitation coordinator completes the following training before providing habilitation coordination:

(A) training that addresses:

(i) appropriate LIDDA policies, procedures, and standards;

(ii) this chapter, other HHSC rules relating to the provision of specialized services, and other HHSC rules affecting the LIDDA;

(iii) HHSC's IDD PASRR Handbook;

(iv) developing and implementing an HSP;

(v) conducting assessments, service planning, coordination, and monitoring;

(vi) providing crisis prevention and management;

(vii) community support services;

(viii) presenting community living options using HHSC-developed materials and forms, and offering educational opportunities and informational activities about community living options;

(ix) arranging visits to community providers;

(x) accessing specialized services for a designated resident;

(xi) the rights of an individual with an ID, including the right to live in the least restrictive setting appropriate to the person's individual needs and abilities and in a variety of living situations, as described in the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 592 and in an HHSC-developed rights handbook; and

(xii) advocacy for individuals with ID or DD;

(B) the HHSC computer-based training, "An Overview of the PASRR Process;" and

(C) additional trainings designated by HHSC;

(2) a habilitation coordinator completes the following training within the first 60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties:

(A) all HHSC-developed training related to PASRR habilitation coordination; and

(B) person-centered thinking training; and

(3) a supervisor, team lead, or quality monitoring staff person who has successfully completed the trainings in paragraph (2) of this subsection reviews and signs off on work completed by a habilitation coordinator until the habilitation coordinator completes the trainings required in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(b) A LIDDA must:

(1) ensure a habilitation coordinator demonstrates competency in providing habilitation coordination; and

(2) maintain documentation of the training received by habilitation coordinators.

Source Note: The provisions of this §303.502 adopted to be effective July 7, 2019, 44 TexReg 3265; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5419