26 TAC § 259.353. DSA: Protection of an Individual
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 259 COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES › 26 TAC § 259.353
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(a) A DSA must have and implement written policies and procedures that safeguard an individual against:
(1) infectious and communicable diseases;
(2) conflicts of interest with a service provider, staff person, volunteer, or controlling person of the DSA;
(3) acts of financial impropriety by a service provider, staff person, volunteer, or controlling person of the DSA;
(4) abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(5) deliberate damage of personal possessions by a service provider, staff person, volunteer, or controlling person of the DSA.
(b) A DSA, in accordance with the
Community Living Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual,
must report critical incidents to HHSC and the CMA using the HHSC CLASS/DBMD Notification of Critical Incidents form.
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