(a) An applicant that is licensed as an assisted living facility, applies for a Title XX RC contract, and otherwise meets application requirements must meet the requirements in §46.13 of this title (relating to Housing Options), as determined by HHSC based on an on-site visit.
(b) An applicant that applies for a Title XX AFC contract and otherwise meets application requirements must meet the requirements in Chapter 48, Subchapter K of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Adult Foster Care).
(c) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, an applicant that applies for an HCS or TxHmL contract and otherwise meets application requirements must complete provider applicant training and receive a score of at least 85 percent on the provider competency examination.
(d) An applicant that applies for an HCS contract does not have to complete provider applicant training or take the provider competency examination if the applicant otherwise meets application requirements and has a standard contract for the HCS Program in another service area.
(e) An applicant that applies for a TxHmL contract does not have to complete provider applicant training or take the provider competency examination if the applicant otherwise meets application requirements and has a standard contract for the HCS Program or TxHmL Program in another service area.
(f) An applicant that applies for an FMSA contract and otherwise meets application requirements must complete HHSC training in accordance with the instructions on the HHSC website and receive a score of at least 85 percent on the HHSC financial management services test.

Source Note: The provisions of this §52.31 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6637; amended to be effective September 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 5230; transferred effective April 29, 2024, as published in the March 29, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 2091