26 TAC § 359.53. Eligibility, DIVISION 2. ELIGIBILITY AND ASSESSMENT

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 359 DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES › 26 TAC § 359.53

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(a) To be eligible to receive services under this subchapter, an applicant must:

(1) have a visual impairment;

(2) reside in Texas; and

(3) be 18 years of age or younger.

(b) A person at least 18 years of age but under age 22 who meets the criteria in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section and who is enrolled in a secondary school may receive services under this subchapter if DARS DBS determines that children's services are appropriate for the person.

(c) Eligibility requirements are applied without regard to the age, gender, race, color, creed, or national origin of the applicant.

(d) Funding and providing services may be restricted by other criteria in the rules of this subchapter.

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