{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 546.0254","heading":"MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM ALIGNMENT.","body":"As necessary to implement this subchapter, the commission shall:\n(1) ensure that an appropriate number of openings for waiver services that become available as a result of funding for transferring individuals with disabilities into community-based services are made available to both children and adults;\n(2) ensure that service definitions applicable to waiver services are modified as necessary to permit the provision of waiver services through family-based alternatives;\n(3) ensure that procedures are implemented for making a level of care determination for each child and identifying the most appropriate waiver service for the child, including procedures under which the commission's director of long-term care, after considering any preference of the child's birth family or alternative family, resolves disputes among agencies about the most appropriate waiver service; and\n(4) require that the health and human services agency responsible for providing a specific waiver service to a child also assume responsibility for identifying any necessary transition activities or services.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 546. LONG-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS","SUBCHAPTER F. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm#546.0254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"19ba1a8c7a749272cd9e2697d5493a7c74af7d730ccc8156c8a6866c8a8ca972","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0253","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}