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 through the IDD-PASRR Handbook, broadcasts, or other communications;(2) a habilitation coordinator completes HHSC approved computer-based person-centered planning and practices training within the first 60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties;(3) a habilitation coordinator completes all HHSC instructor-led training related to PASRR habilitation coordination within the first 60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties;(4) a supervisor, team lead, or quality monitoring staff person who has successfully completed the trainings in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection reviews and signs off on work completed by a habilitation coordinator until the habilitation coordinator completes the trainings required in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection; and(5) a habilitation coordinator completes person-centered thinking training approved by HHSC within the first year of performing habilitation coordination duties.(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.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 303.502
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 26, June 28, 2019, TexReg 3275, eff. 7/7/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 28, July 10, 2020, TexReg 4600, eff. 6/29/2020 and expired 10/26/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 45, November 6, 2020, TexReg 7797, eff. 6/29/2020and expired 12/25/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 35, August 27, 2021, TexReg 5433, eff. 9/1/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 15, April 12, 2024, TexReg 2296, eff. 4/15/2024