Section 261.239 - ICF/MR Level of Care VIII CriteriaTo meet the LOC VIII criteria, a person must:
(1) have a primary diagnosis by a licensed physician of a related condition that is included on the list of diagnostic codes for persons with related conditions that are approved by DADS and posted on its website at www.dads.state.tx.us; and(2) have an adaptive behavior level of II, III, or IV (i.e., moderate to extreme deficits in adaptive behavior) obtained by administering a standardized assessment of adaptive behavior.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 261.239
Adopted to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; Transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective November 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 8048; Transferred from Title 40, § 9.239 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 35, August 28, 2020, TexReg 6127, eff. 10/1/2020