Sec. 35.002. ADOPTION OF RULES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM    


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  • The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter, including:

    (1) procedures and guidelines for determining eligibility standards relating to financial qualifications and the need for services and for determining eligibility criteria for selecting clients to receive assistance;

    (2) standards and procedures for approving qualified programs and support services;

    (3) procedures for conducting a periodic review of clients;

    (4) procedures and guidelines for determining when assistance duplicates other support programs or results in excessive support to a client;

    (5) reasonable payment rates for qualified programs and support services under this chapter; and

    (6) a copayment system in accordance with Section 35.007 of this code.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.