Does Texas have an IHSS autism program?

Texas does not offer an IHSS program. IHSS is specific to California and allows family caregivers to be paid for in-home support. In Texas, families instead access paid caregiving through Medicaid-funded programs such as Consumer Directed Services (CDS), Community First Choice (CFC), and waiver programs like CLASS, HCS, MDCP, and STAR+PLUS. Texas also offers the Children’s Autism Program (CAP), which provides limited ABA hours but is not a paid caregiving program. Many families combine state programs, insurance, and ABA therapy services to meet their child’s needs.