| (a) If a center uses contractors, the center must enter
into a contract with each contractor. The contract must be enforced
by the center and clearly designate:
(1) that minors are accepted for care only by the center;
(2) the services to be provided by the contractor and
how they will be provided, including per visit or per hour;
(3) the necessity of the contractor to conform to all
applicable center policies, including staff qualifications;
(4) the contractor's responsibility for participating
in developing the plan of care;
(5) the manner in which services will be coordinated
and evaluated by the center in accordance with §15.802 of this
subchapter (relating to Coordination of Services); and
(6) the procedures for:
(A) submitting information and documentation by the
contractor in accordance with the center's record policies;
(B) scheduling of visits by the contractor or the center;
and
(C) periodic evaluation of the minor by the contractor.
(b) A center must establish and maintain a contract
management record system to ensure that services provided to each
minor by a contractor at the center are completely and accurately
documented, readily accessible and systematically organized to facilitate
the compilation, retrieval and review of the information.
(c) The center is not required to maintain a personnel
record for contractors. Upon request by DADS, a center must provide
documentation at the site of a survey no later than eight working
hours of the request to demonstrate:
(1) that contractors meet the center's written job
qualifications for the position and duties performed; and
(2) the center is in compliance with §15.418 of
this division (relating to Criminal History Checks, Nurse Aide Registry
(NAR) and Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR) Requirements).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.413 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
