(a) A program provider may charge an individual or allow an individual to expend personal funds for the following items and services:      
        (1) an item or service that the program provider is responsible for providing, if the individual requests a specific type or brand of item or service that the program provider does not provide, and the program provider documents in the individual's record:                  (A) the individual's written, signed request for a specific type or brand and the reason a specific type or brand has been requested or if the individual is determined not to have the ability to make such a request, the IDT's approval for a specific type or brand;                   (B) the type or brand that is provided at the  program  provider's expense; and                   (C) the reason the program provider does not provide the type or brand requested;         
        (2) the difference between the Medicaid payment and the actual cost of the eyeglasses, if the individual chooses a style or feature not paid for by Medicaid;       
        (3) clothing;       
        (4) cosmetic dental procedures;       
        (5) transportation costs, other than those described in §419.254(17) of this title (relating to Items and Services Provided by the Program Provider):                  (A) if reimbursement to a third party for private transportation does not exceed the current state mileage reimbursement rate; and                   (B) if adequate  documentation is provided by a third party to the program provider to support the expenditure;         
        (6) repair or replacement of personal property that is damaged, lost, or stolen by the individual, if the expenditure is approved by the committee;       
        (7) snacks and meals, if the individual chooses items not listed on the program provider's menu;       
        (8) the individual's budgeted amount;       
        (9) activities that are not part of the program provider's recreational program and are independently chosen by the individual;       
        (10) dry cleaning;       
        (11) hair setting, permanent waves, hair color treatments, and beauty  supplies, such as hair rollers and hair spray;       
        (12) cosmetics and perfume;       
        (13) cosmetic manicures, pedicures, and facials;       
        (14) charges to hold the individual's residential placement in the facility as described in §419.227(j) of this title (relating to Discharge From a Facility)       
        (15) school supplies, school fees, and other educational expenses;       
        (16) fees charged by a financial institution, if the individual manages his or her personal funds or the individual requests that the program provider manage his or her personal funds in a separate account; and       
        (17) applied income.       
      (b) Items  purchased with an individual's personal funds must not be available  for general use by program provider staff or other individuals.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §261.255 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12790; amended to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127