(a) Once an individual is determined eligible, the ILP is developed within 90 days of the eligibility date. If the ILP cannot be completed within 90 days, then OIB staff must document the reason for the delay in a case note.
(b) OIB staff must jointly develop the ILP and all subsequent amendments in writing, through consultation with the customer or the customer's representative, as appropriate.
(c) A customer may waive receipt of the written plan by signing the Agency Waiver of Independent Living Plan (VR 5154).
(d) Through consultation, OIB staff and the customer, or the customer's representative, as appropriate, determine how services shall be delivered and document service delivery methods in the electronic record of the ILP, which OIB staff must maintain.
(e) The Agency shall ensure that the customer or the customer's representative, as appropriate, is advised of procedures and requirements affecting the development and review of the ILP.
(f) To receive a copy of the ILP and its amendments in a medium other than print, the customer must inform OIB staff of the preferred medium.
(g) OIB staff shall review the ILP at least annually with the customer or the customer's representative, as appropriate, to assess the customer's progress in meeting the objectives identified in the ILP.
(h) OIB staff shall incorporate any revisions to the ILP that are necessary to reflect changes in the customer's goals, intermediate objectives, or needs.
(i) The customer must inform the Agency in a timely manner of changes that will affect the provision of services, including, but not limited to, the customer's unavailability to receive services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §853.10 adopted to be effective August 21, 2018, 43 TexReg 5392; amended to be effective May 6, 2024, 49 TexReg 3014