# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.201: 26 TAC § 213.201. Transportation Services, DIVISION 3. OLDER AMERICANS ACT SERVICES

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.201
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 213.201. Transportation Services, DIVISION 3. OLDER AMERICANS ACT SERVICES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 213 AREA AGENCIES ON AGING / 26 TAC § 213.201

## Text

(a) Purpose. This section establishes the requirements
 for transportation services, a service provided under the Older Americans
 Act and funded, in whole or in part, by DADS.
(b) Eligibility. A AAA must ensure a program participant
 who receives transportation services is:
(1) 60 years of age and older; or
(2) an informal caregiver authorized to receive transportation
 services in accordance with the Older Americans Act, §373(b)(5).
(c) Operations.
(1) A AAA must ensure a service provider provides transportation
 services that:
(A) are for nonemergency purposes;
(B) consist of transporting a program participant
 to and from activities as specified in the contract or vendor agreement;
 and
(C) are, as defined in the
Service Definitions for
 Area Agencies on Aging
available at www.dads.state.tx.us, "demand
 response," "fixed route," or a combination of both.
(2) A AAA must ensure that in providing transportation
 services, a service provider:
(A) complies with applicable federal and state laws,
 rules, and regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(B) employs or contracts with staff persons who are
 trained and have current certification in, as applicable, scheduling
 and dispatching, defensive driving, passenger handling and assistance,
 first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operating an automatic
 external defibrillator, if one is available; and
(C) coordinates efforts to eliminate duplication and
 maximize resources.

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