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7100, Required Training for a Habilitation Coordinator
Revision 22-1; Effective Nov. 28, 2022
7110 Training Completed Prior to Habilitation Coordination
Revision 22-1; Effective Nov. 28, 2022
LIDDAs must develop trainings at a local level to ensure, before providing habilitation coordination, a habilitation coordinator receives trainings that address:
- appropriate LIDDA policies, procedures, and standards;
- HHSC rules relating to PASRR, the provision of specialized services, and other HHSC rules affecting the LIDDA, including:
- 26 TAC Chapter 303, related to PASRR; and
- 26 TAC Chapter 554, Subchapter BB, Nursing Facility (NF) Responsibilities Related to PASRR.
- HHSC's IDD PASRR Handbook;
- developing and implementing a Habilitation Service Plan (HSP);
- conducting assessments, service planning, coordination, and monitoring;
- providing crisis prevention and management;
- community support services;
- presenting community living options using HHSC-developed materials and forms, and offering educational opportunities and informational activities about community living options;
- arranging visits to community providers;
- accessing specialized services for a person;
- the rights of a person with an intellectual disability (ID), including the right to live in the least restrictive setting appropriate to the person's individual needs and abilities and in a variety of living situations, as described in the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 592 and in an HHSC-developed rights handbook; and
- advocacy for individuals with ID or developmental disability (DD).
In addition to the trainings above, LIDDAs must also ensure the following trainings are completed before habilitation coordinators provide services:
- HHSC computer-based training, An Overview of the PASRR Process ; and
- additional trainings designated by HHSC. Please refer to Section 7200, HHSC-developed Training.
7120 Training Completed Within the First 60 Days of Habilitation Coordination
Revision 25-1; Effective Nov. 12, 2025
LIDDAs must make sure a habilitation coordinator completes the following training within the first 60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties:
- All HHSC instructor-led training about habilitation coordination, and
- HHSC computer-based training, Introduction to Person-Centered Planning.
Note: Habilitation coordinators must complete all trainings in 7110, Training Completed Prior to Habilitation Coordination, before providing habilitation coordination. Until the habilitation coordinator completes the trainings required in this section, a supervisor, team lead or quality monitoring staff person who has successfully completed the trainings in this section must review and sign off on work completed by a habilitation coordinator.
7130 Training Completed Within the First Year of Habilitation Coordination
Revision 25-1; Effective Nov. 12, 2025
A habilitation coordinator must complete person-centered thinking training approved by HHSC within the first year of performing habilitation coordination duties.
7140 LIDDA Responsibilities of Habilitation Coordinator
Revision 25-1; Effective Nov. 12, 2025
A LIDDA must:
- make sure a habilitation coordinator shows competency in providing habilitation coordination; and
- maintain documentation of the training received by habilitation coordinators.