Services - Home and
Community-based Services (HCS) Fact Sheet
The HCS Program provides individualized services and supports
to persons with mental retardation who are living with their
family, in their own home or in other community settings, such
as small group homes.
Services
- Case management
- Adaptive aids
- Minor home modifications
- Counseling and therapies (includes audiology;
speech/language pathology, occupational or physical therapy;
dietary services; social work; and psychology)
- Dental treatment
- Nursing
- Residential assistance
- Supported home living
- Foster/companion care
- Supervised living
- Residential support
- Respite
- Day habilitation
- Supported employment
Financial Eligibility requirements
Financial eligibility is determined by the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission. For more information, please visit
their website.
Other Eligibility Requirements
- No age limit.
- Must not be enrolled in another Medicaid waiver program.
- Must have had a determination of mental retardation made
in accordance with state law or have been diagnosed by a
physician as having a related condition.
- Must qualify as a Level of Care 1.
- Must have chosen the HCS Program over the Intermediate
Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation Program.
- Have an individual plan of care that does not exceed a
specific annual cost limit.
How to Apply for Services
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