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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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Chapter 531. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
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Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 531.059. VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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(a) In this section:
(1) "Institutional housing" means:
(A) an ICF-MR, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code;
(B) a nursing facility;
(C) a state hospital, state school, or state center maintained and managed by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; or
(D) an institution for the mentally retarded licensed or operated by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
(2) "Integrated housing" means housing in which a person with a disability resides or may reside that is found in the community but that is not exclusively occupied by persons with disabilities and their care providers.
(b) Subject to the availability of funds, the commission shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Human Services, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to develop a housing assistance program to assist persons with disabilities in moving from institutional housing to integrated housing. In developing the program, the agencies shall address:
(1) eligibility requirements for assistance;
(2) the period during which a person with a disability may receive assistance;
(3) the types of housing expenses to be covered under the program; and
(4) the locations at which the program will be operated.
(c) Subject to the availability of funds, the commission shall require the Texas Department of Human Services to implement and administer the housing assistance program under this section. The department shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in implementing and administering the program, determining the availability of funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and obtaining those funds.
(d) The Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall provide information to the commission as necessary to facilitate the development and implementation of the housing assistance program.