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HCS program

Home and Community-Based Services

The HCS Program provides individual services and support to persons with intellectual disabilities who are living with their families, in their own homes, or in other community settings such as small group homes.

Eligibility

Five requirements

  • There is no age limit.
  • Not currently enrolled in another Medicaid waiver program.
  • A determination made in accordance with state law, or a physician's diagnosis of a related condition.
  • Has chosen the HCS program over the ICF/MR program.
  • Financial eligibility is determined by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Not sure if you qualify?

Call the office and we will walk through it with you. Financial eligibility is determined by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Call (972) 422-0444
A nurse checking on a client during a home visit

Benefits overview

What HCS covers

Services are customized and supervised, and delivered by RNs, physical and occupational therapists, and trained personal attendants, with on-call staff available 24 hours a day.

  • Case management
  • Adaptive aids
  • Minor home modifications
  • Counseling and therapies (audiology, speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dietary services, social work and psychology)
  • Dental treatment
  • Nursing
  • Residential assistance: supported home living, foster/companion care, supervised living and residential support
  • Respite
  • Day habilitation
  • Supported employment