Title FA, Family Code

Sec. 266.0041. ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN RESEARCH PROGRAMS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 266.004, a person may not authorize the enrollment of a foster child or consent to the participation of a foster child in a drug research program without a court order as provide…

Sec. 266.0042. CONSENT FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. Consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication is valid only if: (1) the consent is given voluntarily and without undue influence; and (2) the person authorized by law to consent for the foster child receives verball…

Sec. 266.0043. ASSUMPTION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY MEDICAL CONSENTERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Health care provider" means an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care services in this state. The term does not include a pharmacy…

Sec. 266.005. FINDING ON HEALTH CARE CONSULTATION. If a court finds that a health care professional has been consulted regarding a health care service, procedure, or treatment for a child in the conservatorship of the department and the court declines to follow the recommendation…

Sec. 266.006. HEALTH PASSPORT. (a) The commission, in conjunction with the department, and with the assistance of physicians and other health care providers experienced in the care of foster children and children with disabilities and with the use of electronic health records, sh…

Sec. 266.007. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MEDICAL CARE. (a) At each hearing under Chapter 263, or more frequently if ordered by the court, the court shall review a summary of the medical care provided to the foster child since the last hearing. The summary must include information regardi…

Sec. 266.008. EDUCATION PASSPORT. (a) The department shall develop an education passport for each foster child. The department shall determine the format of the passport. The passport may be maintained in an electronic format. The passport must contain educational records of the …

Sec. 266.009. PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCY. (a) Consent or court authorization for the medical care of a foster child otherwise required by this chapter is not required in an emergency during which it is immediately necessary to provide medical care to the foster child …

Sec. 266.010. CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE BY FOSTER CHILD AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE. (a) A foster child who is at least 16 years of age may consent to the provision of medical care, except as provided by Chapter 33, if the court with continuing jurisdiction determines that the child h…

Sec. 266.011. MONITORING USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG. The person authorized to consent to medical treatment for a foster child prescribed a psychotropic medication shall ensure that the child has been seen by the prescribing physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse…

Sec. 266.012. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive: (1) a developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment that includes: (A) a screening for trauma; and (B) int…

Sec. 266.013. CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMISSION. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 266.003(d), the commission shall continue to provide any services to children in the conservatorship of the department that the commission provided to those children before…