Texas Administrative Code

(a) Within seven days of admission, you must provide orientation to each newly admitted child who is five years old or older. You must gear orientation to the intellectual level of the child. (b) Orientation must include information about your policies on the following: (1) Visit…

(a) At admission, you must provide the following policies to the parent placing the child: (1) Fee policies; (2) Emergency behavior intervention policies; (3) Discipline policies; (4) Adoption policies, if applicable; and (5) Any other policies required by us, upon request of the…

(a) By the day you admit the child for care, you must provide the caregivers responsible for the child's care with information about the child's immediate needs, such as enrolling the child in school or obtaining needed medical care or clothing. (b) You must inform appropriate ca…

You must complete a non-emergency admission assessment prior to admission. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1131 The provisions of this §749.1131 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective…

(a) An admission assessment must provide an initial evaluation of the appropriate placement for a child and ensure that you obtain the information necessary for you to facilitate service planning. (b) Prior to a child's non-emergency admission, an admission assessment must be com…

When you admit a child for treatment services, you must do the following, as applicable: Attached Graphic Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1135 The provisions of this §749.1135 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 Te…

(a) You must make reasonable efforts to obtain all required information. (b) If you and the child's parent determine that attempting to get information at the time of placement would not be in the child's best interests, you may postpone attempting to acquire the information. (c)…

(a) You must ensure that the child has a medical examination by a health-care professional within 30 days after the date of admission. This exam is not required if you have documentation that the child has had a medical examination within the past year, including documentation in…

(a) If the child is younger than three years old and a health-care professional recommends a dental examination, then you must ensure that a dentist examines the child. (b) A child three years old or older must have a dental appointment scheduled with a dentist within 30 days aft…

For re-admission, you must complete the admission documentation as if the child was never in your care; or for children that were discharged from your agency within the last 12 months, you may update the previous admission documentation. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1155 The p…

You may accept emergency admissions in all of your programs with the exception of a transitional living program. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1181 The provisions of this §749.1181 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as …

It is an emergency admission if: (1) You must place the child within 72 hours; (2) The child was removed from a situation involving alleged abuse or neglect; (3) The child is an alleged perpetrator of abuse and cannot be served in the child's current placement due to the child's …

You may take possession of a child from a law enforcement officer only if you meet the requirements of 40 TAC Chapter 745, Subchapter H, Division 2 (relating to Taking Possession of a Child Directly from a Law Enforcement Officer). Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1185 The provisi…

(a) For an emergency admission, you must complete all of the requirements (see Division 2 of this subchapter (relating to Admission Assessment)) for an admission assessment within 40 days from the date of the child's admission. (b) In an emergency admission of a child receiving t…

At the time of the emergency admission you must document in the child's record: (1) A brief description of the circumstances necessitating the emergency admission; (2) The date of admission; (3) Allergies, such as food, medication, sting, and skin allergies; (4) Chronic health co…

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(a) A child over six months of age must visit the foster home at least once before placement. (b) There must be a meaningful interval between the pre-placement visit and the placement. This interval must be at least sufficient to allow a child and foster parents to have privacy, …

(a) The child-placement staff must discuss with the child the circumstances that make the placement necessary, as appropriate to the child's age and ability to respond orally and behaviorally to such a discussion. The discussion must take place prior to or at the time of the plac…

(a) In a non-emergency placement, you must share all information from the admission assessment with the foster parents or caregiver responsible for the child's care prior to placement. (b) In an emergency placement, you must share with the foster parents or caregiver responsible …

(a) If the move is not an emergency, child placement management staff must: (1) Review and approve the move before you move the child to the new placement; (2) Document the review and approval in the child's record, including signature and date; and (3) Comply with the pre-placem…

(a) Except for children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs, child placement staff must have monthly face-to-face contact with a child in care. However, staff can miss two visits per year, provided a child does not go longer than 60 days without a visit. (b) Fo…

(a) You must complete a preliminary service plan that addresses the immediate needs of the child within 72 hours, such as supervision requirements, enrolling the child in school or obtaining needed medical care or clothing. (b) In addition, for a child receiving treatment service…

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The child placement staff must develop, sign, and date the preliminary service plan. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1305 The provisions of this §749.1305 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Regis…

You must complete the initial service plan within 45 days after you admit the child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1307 The provisions of this §749.1307 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred…

(a) You must base the child's initial service plan on the child's needs identified in the child's admission assessment and integrate trauma informed care in the care, treatment, and management of each child. The service planning team may prioritize the child's service planning go…

(a) A service planning team must meet (e.g. face-to-face, video conference, or teleconference) to discuss and develop the service plan. The team must consist of: (1) At least one of the child's current caregivers; (2) At least one professional service provider who provides direct…

Yes, the service planning team may meet in one meeting, two or more meetings, or in separate meetings, provided that each service planning team member is informed of the discussions and comments regarding the child's service plan that were made at each meeting. Notes 26 Tex. Admi…

(a) The child's parents and foster parents must have at least two weeks advance notice of the initial service plan meeting. (b) The child's record must include documentation of the notice and any responses from the parents and foster parents. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1313 …

No. You may employ or contract with a professional service provider or any other professional who participates in a child's service plan. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1315 The provisions of this §749.1315 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred eff…

The roles of professional service providers in service planning include: Attached Graphic Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1317 The provisions of this §749.1317 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transf…

(a) You must document the professional service provider's: (1) Name; and (2) Date of participation. (b) The professional service provider must sign and date the document. If the provider disagrees with any portion of the plan, the provider must document the issue(s) of contention…

(a) You must give a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the: (1) Child, when appropriate. At a minimum, you must give a copy or summary of the plan to a child 14 years of age or older, unless there is justification for not providing the plan; (2) Child's parents; and (…

You must implement and follow an initial service plan as soon as all of the service planning team members have reviewed and signed the plan, but no later than 15 days after the date of the scheduled service-planning meeting involving the parents, foster parents, and the child. No…

Except for when the child's placement within your agency changes because of a change in the child's needs, you must review and update the service plan as follows: Attached Graphic Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1331 The provisions of this §749.1331 adopted to be effective Januar…

(a) You must review a child's service plan whenever the child's placement changes because of a change in the child's needs. (b) If the child's placement changes for another reason: (1) The child' service planning team must approve the decision not to review the plan; and (2) You …

To review and update a service plan, you must: (1) Evaluate the child's progress and the effectiveness of strategies and techniques used toward meeting identified needs, including educational progress reports and medical interventions; (2) Identify any new needs and strategies or…

Yes, a single service plan that continues throughout the time a child is in residential child care is acceptable, as long as you: (1) Complete a preliminary service plan as required by § 749.1301 of Title 40 (relating to What are the requirements for a preliminary service plan?) …