(a) Enhanced Case Management (ECM) services can be provided to eligible young adults who participate in the Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Program when these young adults require additional support or services to be able to adjust and maintain independence while residing in the SIL placement. ECM services can include, but are not limited to:
  (1) assisting the young adult in scheduling, obtaining, and maintaining available medical, educational, employment, or other services through community-based, governmental agencies, or other organizations;
  (2) assisting the young adult in arranging transportation to necessary appointments;
  (3) developing and monitoring a medication management plan that assists the young adult in understanding, scheduling, and managing their medication; and
  (4) assisting the young adult in improving their daily life-skills such as cooking, money management, cleaning, and shopping.
(b) In order to receive ECM services the young adult must:
  (1) be referred, assessed, and approved for the SIL program as determined by DFPS, or the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC);
  (2) be placed in one of the following SIL settings:
    (A) apartment;
    (B) non-college dorm;
    (C) shared housing; or
    (D) host home;
  (3) not require 24-hour supervision while in the supervised independent living program;
  (4) have basic skills in self-care and the ability to follow a daily routine; and
  (5) have one or more of the following characteristics:
    (A) frequent, but non-violent, antisocial acts;
    (B) frequent or unpredictable physical aggression;
    (C) depressive behaviors including being markedly withdrawn and self-isolating;
    (D) major self-injurious actions, including attempting suicide in the last 12 months;
    (E) current abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other consciousness-altering substances, that results in severe impairment due to the substance abuse and there is a primary diagnosis of substance abuse or dependency; or
    (F) an intellectual or developmental disability.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.348 adopted to be effective December 9, 2020, 45 TexReg 8780