Revision 22-1; Effective Nov. 1, 2022
The following change(s) were made:
Section | Title | Change |
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1000 | A Referral to Guardianship Contractor’s Procedures | Edits language and updates supervisor considerations. Adds information on resignation of HHSC of guardian. |
2000 | Billing and Payment Procedures | Updates relevant title and chapter in TAC where payment specifications are found. Edits language. |
3400 | Entrance Conference | Adds that an entrance conference can be held virtually or by TEAMS meeting. |
3500 | General Information | Updates relevant title and chapter in TAC where guardianship rules are found. |
3600 | Determining if a Guardianship Principle is Met or Unmet | Updates relevant title and chapter in TAC where recommendations for sanctions are found. |
3700 | Guardianship Principles and Benchmarks | Edits language. |
3710 | Guardianship Principle 1: Legal | Adds new section number. Edits language. |
3720 | Guardianship Principle 2: Case Management | Adds new section for case management benchmarks. |
3730 | Guardianship Principle 3: Documentation | Updates relevant title and chapter in TAC and edits language. |
3740 | Guardianship Principle 4: Financial and Estate Management | Removes annual financial and room and board negotiations from list of determinations. Adds question of court permission to property sales review. Adds outcome for benchmark. Edits language. |
3750 | Guardianship Principle 5: Health and Safety | Specifies 24 hours as timeframe for a contractor to report allegations of neglect or abuse to a regulating authority. |
3760 | Guardianship Principle 6: Quality Assurance | Updates language and references to sections and codes under TGC. Adds requirement that copies of new policies will be requested quarterly from contractors. |
3770 | Guardianship Principle 7: Contractor Reimbursement | Edits language. |
3780 | Guardianship Principle 8: Ward Status Update | Edits language. |
Form 5012 | Contract Monitoring Visit Summary Report | Deletes Form 5012 from handbook. |