New Service in Home and Community-Based Services, Texas Home Living, and Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities

As required by House Bill 4169 (88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023), the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is adding a new service similar to prevocational services to the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL), and Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) waivers. The new service, employment readiness, will be available on Jan. 1, 2025.

What's Employment Readiness?

Employment readiness provides assistance that prepares an individual for employment in the community. It helps an individual develop basic habilitative skills or achieve generalized vocational goals. Employment readiness activities cannot be directed at developing skills related to a specific type of employment.

Training

HHSC will host a webinar on Dec. 11, 2024, to provide information about employment readiness to program providers, local intellectual and developmental disability authorities, and financial management services agencies. Registration information and details of the webinar will be published soon. Email HCS, TxHmL or DBMD Policy with any questions about employment readiness.