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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 550LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER CGENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION 7CARE POLICIES, COORDINATION OF SERVICES, AND CENSUS
RULE §550.802Coordination of Services

(a) A center must adopt and enforce written policies and procedures regarding coordination of services to ensure the effective exchange of information, reporting, and coordination of a minor's services:

  (1) among all staff providing services on behalf of a center; and

  (2) between the center and a provider of services to the minor that is not providing services on behalf of the center, if known by the center.

(b) Documentation in a minor's medical records must demonstrate coordination of services as described in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) For a minor receiving services from a provider that is not providing services on behalf of a center, the center must:

  (1) not duplicate or provide services that conflict with a minor's care plan or service plan with the provider;

  (2) when requested by an adult minor or parent, make available a minor's records to support the coordination of services between the center and the provider;

  (3) request copies of a minor's records with the provider to support center care planning activities;

  (4) if requested by an adult minor or parent, participate in planning activities for a minor conducted by the provider;

  (5) request that a minor's provider participate as part of the center's interdisciplinary team and QAPI committee, as applicable; and

  (6) support the coordination of a minor's services by allowing a minor's provider to serve a minor at the center, if:

    (A) the center, a minor's parent, a minor, if the minor is an adult minor and the provider agree that the provision of services to a minor by the provider at the center would be appropriate for the minor; and

    (B) the center and the provider establish a written agreement for the provision of services at the center. The written agreement must include the provider's compliance with center policies and this chapter.


Source Note: The provisions of this §550.802 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

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