SECTION 904.49. Process for the Regular Voluntary Admission of an Adult to a State MR Facility Under the PMRA

(a) In accordance with THSC, §593.021, only the adult seeking admission may apply for a regular voluntary admission to a state MR facility for residential services.

(b) If the MRA IDT recommends that the applicant be admitted to a state MR facility for regular voluntary services, the MRA must retain a copy of the application packet, as described in §2.265(g) of this subchapter (relating to MRA referral of an Applicant to a State MR Facility) and send the original application packet to the admission coordinator of the state MR facility.

(c) DADS will determine when a vacancy exists in a state MR facility and which individuals are appropriate to fill the vacancy, based on the information in the application packets.

(d) Upon notification from DADS that an appropriate vacancy in a state MR facility is available, the MRA will contact each individual identified by DADS as appropriate to fill the vacancy and will:

(1) determine whether the individual is still seeking admission to a state MR facility;

(2) update the information in the individual's application packet, including ensuring that the assessments reflect the individual's current level of functioning; and

(3) determine if the individual would accept the proposed admission to the state MR facility.

(e) The state MR facility will offer admission to one of those individuals identified by DADS as appropriate to fill the vacancy and who the MRA has determined would accept the proposed admission to the state MR facility.

(f) If the applicant or the applicant's LAR accepts the proposed admission, the MRA must request enrollment of the applicant in the ICF/MR Program as described in §9.244 of this title (relating to Applicant Enrollment in the ICF/MR Program), if appropriate.

(g) The MRA will coordinate the individual's pre-admission visit, if such visit is appropriate and desired by the individual.

Source Note: The provisions of this §904.49 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12746; amended to be effective March 31, 2002, 27 TexReg 2445; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective September 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6783; transferred effective September 1, 2023, as published in the August 11, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4397