(a) DBS may not apply a financial needs test or basic living requirements (BLR) nor require financial participation of the consumer as a condition for furnishing the following vocational rehabilitation services:
  (1) assessment for determining eligibility and priority for services, except for vocational rehabilitation services other than those of a diagnostic nature provided under an extended evaluation;
  (2) assessment for determining vocational rehabilitation needs, including visits to Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center for assessments;
  (3) vocational rehabilitation counseling, guidance, and referral services by DBS;
  (4) employment assistance services by DBS;
  (5) diabetes education training;
  (6) vocational rehabilitation teacher services (including consumable supplies);
  (7) any auxiliary aid or service (for example, interpreter services, reader services) that the consumer needs in order to participate in the VR program;
  (8) orientation and mobility services;
  (9) personal assistance services; and
  (10) services paid for or reimbursed by a source other than DBS.
(b) DBS may not apply a financial needs test, or require financial participation, as a condition for furnishing vocational rehabilitation services to consumers receiving Social Security benefits under Titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act.

Source Note: The provisions of this §106.507 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9644