The purpose of the information letter (IL) is to inform Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Direct Services Agencies (DSAs), CLASS Case Management Agencies (CMAs), Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) program providers, and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) about changes related to providing transportation to an individual in the CLASS or DBMD Program. Specifically, this IL describes the process by which transportation will no longer be provided as Community First Choice Personal Assistance Services/Habilitation (CFC PAS/HAB).
In accordance with the instructions provided in this letter, DSAs, CMAs, and DBMD program providers will include and bill for transportation hours on an individual plan of care (IPC) as a CLASS or DBMD Program service. The requirements set forth in this IL are included in the proposed amendments to Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 1, Chapters 45 Community Living Assistance and Support Services and 42 Deaf Blind With Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) Program, expected to become effective March 2016.
Transportation in CLASS and DBMD Programs
In accordance with the approved CLASS and DBMD waiver applications, transportation is an activity included under the CLASS service of habilitation and the DBMD service of residential habilitation. An example of transportation is driving an individual to a community activity associated with a goal on the individual program plan (IPP). Although transportation is included as a service under habilitation and residential habilitation, transportation is identified separately on the IPC under the new billing codes 48 and 48V. Funding for taxi services or public transportation is not available in the CLASS and DBMD programs as habilitation or residential habilitation, but is available as an adaptive aid.
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