EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
(a)In this section:#
(a) In this section:
(1) "Employment assistance" means assistance provided to an individual to help the individual locate paid employment in the community. Employment assistance includes:
(A) identifying an individual's employment preferences, job skills, and requirements for a work setting and work conditions;
(B) locating prospective employers offering employment compatible with an individual's identified preferences, skills, and requirements; and
(C) contacting a prospective employer on behalf of an individual and negotiating the individual's employment.
(2) "Supported employment" means assistance provided, in order to sustain paid employment, to an individual who, because of a disability, requires intensive, ongoing support to be self-employed, work from home, or perform in a work setting at which individuals without disabilities are employed. Supported employment includes adaptations, supervision, and training related to an individual's diagnosis.
(b)This section applies only to the following medical…#
(b) This section applies only to the following medical assistance waiver programs:
(1) the community based alternatives program;
(2) the community living assistance and support services program;
(3) the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities program;
(4) the home and community-based services program;
(5) the medically dependent children program;
(6) the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program;
(7) the Texas home living program; and
(8) the youth empowerment services program.