A-3340 Youth Empowerment Services (YES)

Revision 16-1; Effective March 1, 2016

A person may be eligible for services through YES if the person:

is residing in the community;

is at least age 3, but less than age 19;

receives a Social Security Administration (SSA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Railroad Retirement (RR) disability benefit or has a disability determination by HHSC, which is required;

meets clinical level of care criteria;

has an approved individual plan of care (IPC);

has a service begin date no later than 30 days from certification; and

is eligible for Medicaid using the special income limit.

Note : This program is administered by the Department of State Health Services. For additional information, go to www.dshs.state.tx.us .