# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 359.9: 26 TAC § 359.9. Comparable Services and Benefits, DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 359.9
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 359.9. Comparable Services and Benefits, DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES
- **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 359 DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES / 26 TAC § 359.9

## Text

(a) DARS DBS must consider comparable services and
 benefits before expending funds for all BCVDD Program services.
(b) The child's parent must apply for assistance from
 any resource identified by DARS DBS that may be a resource for comparable
 services and benefits.
(c) The child's parent must provide acceptable evidence
 of eligibility or ineligibility for comparable services and benefits
 to DARS DBS within 90 days from application, or additional expenditures
 may be suspended.
(d) Whenever possible and practical, the child's parent's
 choice of health care professionals and other appropriate health care
 providers is honored, as long as the professionals and other appropriate
 health care providers are willing to accept reimbursement in accordance
 with §102.213 of this title (relating to Alternative Purchasing
 Methods - Rates for Medical Services).
(e) DARS DBS must verify a child's eligibility for
 Medicaid at the time of application if the parent's income falls at
 or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as determined
 under the provisions of Division 4 of this subchapter (relating to
 Economic Resources and Consumer Participation).

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