(a) Person-centered planning is a process that empowers an applicant or individual to plan the applicant's or individual's services and supports to achieve desired outcomes.

(b) The service coordinator and program provider must ensure the person-centered planning process is led by the individual to the maximum extent possible. The individual's LAR has a participatory role, as needed and as defined by the individual, unless State law confers decision-making authority to the LAR.

(c) The person-centered planning process must be used to develop a PDP, implementation plan, initial IPC, renewal IPC, revised IPC, service backup plan, and transportation plan.

(d) The person-centered planning process must:

(1) include people chosen by the applicant, individual, or LAR;

(2) provide the information and support the applicant or individual needs to lead the planning process and make informed choices and decisions;

(3) occur at a time and location convenient to the applicant or individual and LAR;

(4) consider the applicant's or individual's cultural preferences;

(5) provide information in plain language to the applicant or individual in a manner that is accessible to: (A) the applicant or individual through the provision of an auxiliary aid at no cost to the applicant or individual in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; and (B) the applicant or individual with limited English proficiency through the provision of language services at no cost to the applicant or individual, including oral interpretation and written translations;

(6) use strategies for solving conflict or disagreement within the person-centered planning process;

(7) provide information to the individual or LAR to allow the individual or LAR to make informed decisions including: (A) a written and oral description of the services available in the HCS Program; and (B) the name and qualifications of the individual's service providers, in writing; and

(8) inform the individual or LAR that the individual or LAR may request revisions to the PDP, implementation plan, initial IPC, renewal IPC, revised IPC, service backup plan, and transportation plan at any time by communicating the request to the service coordinator or the program provider.

(e) A program provider must participate in a service planning team meeting if requested by the individual or LAR.

Source Note: The provisions of this §263.201 adopted to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 1080