(a) When a program provider makes a direct payment from the trust fund account to a vendor for an item or service authorized by the individual or LAR, the program provider must obtain a receipt from the vendor. The program provider must ensure the receipt includes:
  (1) the name of the individual;
  (2) the date the receipt was created;
  (3) the dollar amount;
  (4) a description of the item purchased; and
  (5) the name of the business or entity from which the purchase was made.
(b) For payments made from a trust fund, a program provider must obtain on the receipt:
  (1) the signature of the individual or LAR; or
  (2) if the individual or representative cannot sign or is not available to sign, the signature of at least one witness to the payment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §260.265 adopted to be effective February 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 896