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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER UADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC CAMP SERVICES
DIVISION 1DEFINITIONS
RULE §748.4403What children are eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program?

(a) For a child to be eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program, the child must:

  (1) Be 13 years old or older;

  (2) Be in need of treatment services for an emotional disorder; and

  (3) Have difficulty functioning in his home, school, or community.

(b) Individuals that are not eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program include:

  (1) An adult;

  (2) A child under 13 years old;

  (3) A child who receives child-care services only, including a child in a transitional living services program;

  (4) A child who is pregnant. If a child becomes pregnant while in care, you must arrange for the child's immediate discharge or transfer from your therapeutic camp program;

  (5) An adolescent parent with his or her child;

  (6) A child with primary medical needs or other medical conditions that cannot be easily provided to the child at the permanent campsite or during primitive camping excursions;

  (7) A child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder;

  (8) A child diagnosed with an intellectual disability;

  (9) A child for an emergency admission; and

  (10) A child for child day care services.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.4403 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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