Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.153
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.153, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 161.153. ELIGIBILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is eligible to participate in the program if the person:
(1) is the primary caregiver for a person who:
(A) is related to the caregiver within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(B) has a chronic serious health condition or disability;
(C) requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living; and
(D) is not eligible for or not able to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services; and
(2) meets criteria specified in rules adopted by the executive commissioner.
(b) The executive commissioner may not specify criteria that limit a person's eligibility based on the type of chronic serious health condition or disability of the person receiving care.
(1) is the primary caregiver for a person who:
(A) is related to the caregiver within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(B) has a chronic serious health condition or disability;
(C) requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living; and
(D) is not eligible for or not able to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services; and
(2) meets criteria specified in rules adopted by the executive commissioner.
(b) The executive commissioner may not specify criteria that limit a person's eligibility based on the type of chronic serious health condition or disability of the person receiving care.
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