(a) In this section:
(1) “Adult resident” means a person with an intellectual disability who:
(A) is at least 22 years of age; and
(B) resides in a state supported living center.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(3) “Legally authorized representative” has the meaning assigned by § 241.151, Health and Safety Code.
(4) “Local intellectual and developmental disability authority” has the meaning assigned by § 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(5) “State supported living center” has the meaning assigned by § 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(b) This section applies only to the community living options information process for an adult resident.

(c) The department shall contract with local intellectual and developmental disability authorities to implement the community living options information process required by § 531.02442 for an adult resident.
(d) The contract with the local intellectual and developmental disability authority must:
(1) delegate to the local intellectual and developmental disability authority the department’s duties under § 531.02442 with regard to the implementation of the community living options information process at a state supported living center;
(2) include performance measures designed to assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of a local intellectual and developmental disability authority in implementing the community living options information process; and
(3) ensure that the local intellectual and developmental disability authority provides service coordination and relocation services to an adult resident who chooses, is eligible for, and is recommended by the interdisciplinary team for a community living option to facilitate a timely, appropriate, and successful transition from the state supported living center to the community living option.
(e) The department, with the advice and assistance of the interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities and representatives of family members or legally authorized representatives of adult residents, persons with an intellectual disability, state supported living centers, and local intellectual and developmental disability authorities, shall:
(1) develop an effective community living options information process;
(2) create uniform procedures for the implementation of the community living options information process; and
(3) minimize any potential conflict of interest regarding the community living options information process between a state supported living center and an adult resident, an adult resident’s legally authorized representative, or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority.
(f) A state supported living center shall:
(1) allow a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to participate in the interdisciplinary planning process involving the consideration of community living options for an adult resident;
(2) to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal confidentiality laws, provide a local intellectual and developmental disability authority with access to an adult resident and an adult resident’s records to assist the authority in implementing the community living options information process; and
(3) provide the adult resident or the adult resident’s legally authorized representative with accurate information regarding the risks of moving the adult resident to a community living option.

Text of section effective until April 01, 2025