(a) All services provided under this section shall be subject to budget constraints of the program.
(b) OIB staff shall provide each service in accordance with a customer's ILP.
(c) OIB staff may directly provide the following services under this chapter:
  (1) Information and referral services;
  (2) Independent living skills training;
  (3) Peer counseling (including cross-disability peer counseling);
  (4) Individual and systems advocacy;
  (5) Orientation and mobility training;
  (6) Diabetes education;
  (7) Braille training; and
  (8) Transition services.
(d) OIB staff may purchase goods or services with an approved provider as identified and agreed upon with the customer in the ILP, including:
  (1) counseling services, to include psychological and psychotherapeutic services;
  (2) orientation and mobility training;
  (3) diabetes awareness training;
  (4) rehabilitation technology (for example, a video magnifier); and
  (5) related visual aid tools, such as magnifiers and low vision eyeglasses.
(e) OIB staff may refer customers to other services to meet their needs. Such other services may include, but are not limited to:
  (1) CIL services;
  (2) housing services, including supportive living;
  (3) accessible transportation services;
  (4) medical services;
  (5) personal assistance services, including attendant care and the training of individuals to provide such services;
  (6) education and training necessary for living in a community and participating in community activities; and
  (7) social and recreational services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §853.11 adopted to be effective August 21, 2018, 43 TexReg 5392