Section 350.825 - Eligibility Statement(a) The interdisciplinary team must document eligibility decisions regarding a child on an eligibility statement containing the elements required by HHSC ECI.(b) The eligibility statement must document a medically qualifying diagnosis, a qualifying auditory or visual impairment, or the elements required by HHSC ECI for a determination of developmental delay.(c) The eligibility statement must be:(1) completed for every child evaluated;(2) in the child's record; and(3) updated when eligibility is re-determined.(d) Only one eligibility type may be listed on the eligibility statement: (2) vision or hearing impairment as defined by the Texas Education Agency; or(e) The eligibility statement is valid: (1) for twelve months if the child is younger than 21 months of age; (2) until the child's third birthday for a child whose eligibility was determined at 21 months of age or older; or (3) for six months from the initial eligibility determination based on a qualitative determination of developmental delay. (f) If new information about additional qualifying criteria is discovered, the new information is documented in the child's record. The eligibility statement does not need to be changed or updated until eligibility is re-determined.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 350.825
The provisions of this §108.825 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 09, February 27, 2015, TexReg 949, eff. 3/7/2015; amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 26, June 28, 2019, TexReg 3289, eff. 6/30/2019; entire chapter transferred from Title 40, Part 2, Chapter 208 by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 06, February 5, 2021, TexReg 0941, eff. 3/1/2021