# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 259.353: 26 TAC § 259.353. DSA: Protection of an Individual

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 259.353
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 259.353. DSA: Protection of an Individual
- **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 259 COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES / 26 TAC § 259.353

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

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- [26 Tex. Admin. Code § 259.357 26 TAC § 259.357. Training of DSA Staff Persons, Service Providers, and Volunteers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T26_P1_C259_S259_357.md)
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