Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 161.154
Respite Services Contracts
(a)
The department shall contract with at least three eligible community-based organizations or local governmental entities selected by the department to:(1)
provide respite services; and(2)
facilitate access to respite services.(b)
The department may award a contract under this section only after issuing a request for proposals for the contract.(c)
A community-based organization or local governmental entity is eligible to contract under this section only if the organization or entity has experience in and an existing procedure for:(1)
coordinating support services for multiple groups of persons who need support services, including persons with a physical or intellectual disability and elderly persons;(2)
connecting caregivers with respite services providers;(3)
maintaining and providing information regarding available respite services; and(4)
conducting public awareness activities regarding available respite services.(d)
The department shall include in each contract with a respite services coordinator provisions requiring the coordinator to:(1)
subject to the availability of money, provide vouchers for respite services to caregivers participating in the program who are not eligible for respite services provided through other programs; and(2)
connect caregivers participating in the program with available respite services.(e)
The department shall provide each community-based organization or local governmental entity with which the department contracts under this subchapter with:(1)
technical assistance; and(2)
policy and program development support.(f)
The department shall monitor a contractor’s performance under a contract entered into under this subchapter using clearly defined and measurable performance objectives.
Source:
Section 161.154 — Respite Services Contracts, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.161.htm#161.154 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
