(a) The LMHA or LBHA must ensure an application packet
is completed for every child on the interest list who meets eligibility
criteria for the RTC Project.
(1) The LMHA or LBHA assists the child's LAR to complete
the application packet and submits the completed application packet
on behalf of the child's LAR to the RTC Project team.
(2) The RTC Project team looks for RTC treatment for
the child after eligibility is determined and the application packet
is complete.
(b) After the RTC Project team submits the child's
application packet to the RTC contractor, the RTC contractor must:
(1) review the application packet to determine eligibility
for RTC contractor admission in accordance with Chapter 748, Subchapter
I of this title (relating to Admission, Service Planning, and Discharge);
and
(2) notify the RTC Project team, in writing, of the
child's eligibility for admission within two business days after the
RTC contractor's determination is made.
(c) If the RTC contractor determines they can admit
and treat the child, the RTC Project team notifies the appropriate
LMHA or LBHA within two business days, and the LMHA or LBHA notifies
the child's LAR of the admission options within two business days
after notification.
(1) If there are multiple RTC treatment options, the
RTC Project team notifies the appropriate LMHA or LBHA, and the LMHA
or LBHA notifies the child's LAR within two business days after notification.
(2) The child's LAR consults with the LMHA or LBHA
and makes a final determination to accept or decline the RTC options.
(3) The LMHA or LBHA notifies the RTC Project Team
about the child's LAR's decision within two business days.
(4) the RTC Project team authorizes the child's LAR's
choice of available RTC options within two business days after notification.
(d) If the RTC contractor determines they are unable
to meet the treatment needs of the child at the RTC, the RTC contractor
must notify the RTC Project team within two business days after making
the determination and describe the reasons why the child cannot be
admitted.
(e) If all RTC contractors associated with the RTC
Project deny the child's admission, the RTC Project team will notify
the LMHA or LBHA that the child is denied by all RTC contractors within
seven business days after the last contractor denial. The LMHA or
LBHA must notify the child's LAR, in writing, within seven business
days after notification.
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