| (a) Except as determined by the child's service planning
team, treatment director, professional level service provider, or
parent, you may not:
(1) Open or read the child's incoming or outgoing mail,
including electronic mail, unless necessary to assist the child with
reading or writing; or
(2) Listen to or screen the child's telephone calls
unless the child needs assistance with using the telephone.
(b) You must document in the child's record:
(1) Any reason for restrictions on the child's mail
or telephone calls that you impose; and
(2) A list of the mail or telephone calls that you
restrict.
(c) You must inform the child and his parent about
restrictions you place on the child.
(d) Restrictions imposed by you that continue for more
than 30 days must be re-evaluated monthly by a professional level
service provider, who also must:
(1) Explain the reasons for the continued restrictions
to the child; and
(2) Document the reasons in the child's record.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1111 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
