# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.601: 1 TAC § 363.601. Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.601
- **Heading:** 1 TAC § 363.601. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 15 TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 363 TEXAS HEALTH STEPS COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM / 1 TAC § 363.601

## Text

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to define the
 personal care services (PCS) benefit that is available through the
 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)-Comprehensive
 Care Program, which in Texas is known as the Texas Health Steps-Comprehensive
 Care Program (THSteps-CCP).
(b) PCS may be provided to individuals from birth through
 20 years of age and eligible for EPSDT through the medical assistance
 program.
(c) PCS are medically necessary when a recipient requires
 assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), or instrumental
 activities of daily living (IADLs), because of a physical, cognitive
 or behavioral limitation that is related to the recipient's disability
 or chronic health condition.

## Nearby sections

- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.601 1 TAC § 363.601. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P15_C363_S363_601.md)
- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.602 1 TAC § 363.602. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P15_C363_S363_602.md)
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- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.605 1 TAC § 363.605. Benefits and Limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P15_C363_S363_605.md)
- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.607 1 TAC § 363.607. Place of Service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P15_C363_S363_607.md)

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