(a) Allocation of time for escort services on the client needs assessment is allowed only if it can be documented that one of the following occurs at least once a month:      
        (1) accompanying the client to a clinic, doctor's office, or other trips made for the purpose of obtaining medical diagnosis or treatment; or       
        (2) waiting in the doctor's office or clinic with a client when necessary due to the client's condition and/or distance from home.       
      (b) Additional time may not be allocated for escort services for purposes other than those described in subsection (a) of this section. However, the client may elect to substitute escort services for time allotted to any other task.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §271.83 adopted to be effective March 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 1193; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523