Agency Services

Personal Care Services (PAS)

Routine ongoing care or services required by an individual in a residence or independent living environment that enable the individual to engage in the activities of daily living or to perform the physical functions required for independent living, including respite services.

The term includes: (A) personal care; (B) health-related services performed under circumstances that are defined as not constituting the practice of professional nursing by the Texas Board of Nursing through a memorandum of understanding with HHSC in accordance with Health and Safety Code, 142.016.

Personal Care- The provision of one or more of the following services required by an individual in a residence or independent living environment:
(A) bathing;
(B) dressing;
(C) grooming;
(D) feeding;
(E) exercising;
(F) toileting;
(G) positioning;
(H) assisting with self-administered medications;
(I) routine hair and skin care; and
(J) transfer or ambulation