What are "Supplemental Needs?"
The Arc of Texas Master Pooled Trust is designed to provide money for the supplemental needs of a person with a disability. The following examples are not exclusive, but will illustrate the types of special, supplemental, non-support disbursements that are appropriate for the Master Pooled Trust manager to make on behalf of the trust beneficiary:
- Health and dental treatment and equipment for which there are not funds otherwise available
- Rehabilitative and occupational therapy services
- Medical procedures, even though not medically necessary or lifesaving
- Medical insurance premiums
- Supplemental nursing care
- Supplemental dietary needs
- Eyeglasses
- Travel
- Entertainment
- Companionship
- Private case management
- Cultural experiences
- Expenses associated with bringing relatives or friends to visit with the beneficiary
- Vacations
- Movies
- Telephone service
- Television and cable equipment and services
- Radios
- Stereos
- Training and education programs
- Reading and educational materials
If you have other ideas for how you would like your family member to use his or her trust, but aren't sure if it would be considered a "supplemental need," please contact Chris Oglesby, the Master Pooled Trust Manager, at 1-800-252-9729, (512) 454-6694, ext. 105, or
Coglesby@thearcoftexas.org
