Common use of Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program Services Clause in Contracts

Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program Services. a. The 81st Legislature initiated the Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program (TLRCP) to increase the availability of respite services for family members who care for a person of any age with a severe chronic health condition or disability and who needs assistance with one or more activities of daily living. TLRCP offers short-term respite care services to provide a brief period of relief or rest for eligible caregivers. Services are targeted toward the needs of each caregiver and can be in the form of in-home or out-of-home respite care. Other allowable activities include outreach and education events, volunteer training, and other caregiver support activities. TLRCP-eligible caregivers are those individuals not eligible for or unable to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services. Caregivers who actively receive respite through LIDDAs, AAA caregiver support programs, Medicaid waiver programs, or other resources are not eligible to receive respite services under TLRCP. However, consideration will be given to the caregivers on waitlists for the above respite programs or who have reached the maximum limit and/or duration of services. Caregivers must be related to the care recipients within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The following family caregivers are eligible to participate in the TLRCP: i. Spouses; ii. Parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, and xxxxxx parents; iii. Adult children, children-in-law, and stepchildren; iv. Siblings, siblings-in-law, and stepsiblings; v. Adult grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, vi. and step-grandchildren; and

Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program Services. a. The 81st Legislature initiated the Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program (TLRCP) to increase the availability of respite services for family members who care for a person of any age with a severe chronic health condition or disability and who needs assistance with one or more activities of daily living. TLRCP offers short-term respite care services to provide a brief period of relief or rest for eligible caregivers. Services are targeted toward the needs of each caregiver and can be in the form of in-home or out-of-home respite care. Other allowable activities include outreach and education events, volunteer training, and other caregiver support activities. TLRCP-eligible caregivers are those individuals not eligible for or unable to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services. Caregivers who actively receive respite through LIDDAs, AAA caregiver support programs, Medicaid waiver programs, or other resources are not eligible noteligible to receive respite services under TLRCP. However, consideration will be given to the caregivers on waitlists for the above respite programs or who have reached the maximum limit and/or duration of services. Caregivers must be related to the care recipients within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The following family caregivers are eligible to participate in the TLRCP: i. Spouses; ii. Parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, and xxxxxx parents; iii. Adult children, children-in-law, and stepchildren; iv. Siblings, siblings-in-law, and stepsiblings; v. Adult grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, vi. and step-grandchildren; and

Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program Services. a. The 81st Legislature initiated the Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program (TLRCP) to increase the availability of respite services for family members who care for a person of any age with a severe chronic health condition or disability and who needs assistance with one or more activities of daily living. TLRCP offers short-term respite care services to provide a brief period of relief or rest for eligible caregivers. Services are targeted toward the needs of each caregiver and can be in the form of in-home or out-of-home respite care. Other allowable activities include outreach and education events, volunteer training, and other caregiver support activities. TLRCP-eligible caregivers are those individuals not eligible for or unable to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services. Caregivers who actively receive respite through LIDDAs, AAA caregiver support programs, Medicaid waiver programs, or other resources are not eligible noteligible to receive respite services under TLRCP. However, consideration will be given to the caregivers on waitlists for the above respite programs or who have reached the maximum limit and/or duration of services. Caregivers must be related to the care recipients within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. The following family caregivers are eligible to participate in the TLRCP: i. Spouses; ii. Parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, and xxxxxx foster parents; iii. Adult children, children-in-law, and stepchildren; iv. Siblings, siblings-in-law, and stepsiblings; v. Adult grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, vi. and step-grandchildren; and