Industry Resources | August 18, 2021
Texas HHSC Report On Permanency Planning & Family-Based Alternatives, July 2021
On July 30, 2021, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) published this report on permanency planning and family-based alternatives for Texas children with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) under age 22 living in institutions. This report addresses requirements in Texas Government Code, Section 531.162(b), which requires HHSC to submit a semiannual report on permanency planning to the Governor and committees of each house of the Legislature with primary oversight jurisdiction over health and human services agencies . . .