Texas Administrative Code Title 40

Social Services and Assistance

§9.238: Level of Care I Criteria

(a) To meet the LOC I criteria, a person must:

(1) meet the following criteria:

(A) have a full scale intelligence quotient (IQ) score of 69 or below, obtained by administering a standardized individual intelligence test; or

(B) have a full scale IQ score of 75 or below, obtained by administering a standardized individual intelligence test, and have a primary diagnosis by a licensed physician of a related condition that is included on the TDMHMR Approved Diagnostic Codes for Persons with Related Conditions (posted on the department's website at www.mhmr.state.tx.us or obtained by contacting Office of Medicaid Administration, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 12668, Austin, Texas 78711);

(2) have an adaptive behavior level of I, II, III, or IV (i.e., mild to extreme deficits in adaptive behavior) obtained by administering a standardized assessment of adaptive behavior.

(b) If a person has a sensory or motor deficit for which a specially standardized intelligence test or a certain portion of a standardized intelligence test is appropriate, the appropriate score should be used.

(c) If a full scale IQ score cannot be obtained from a standardized intelligence test due to age, functioning level, or other severe limitations, an estimate of a person's intellectual functioning should be documented with clinical justification.

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Source Note: The provisions of this §9.238 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