Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I	ADMISSION, SERVICE PLANNING, AND DISCHARGE
DIVISION 1	ADMISSION
RULE §748.1223	What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?

(a) You must ensure that the child has a medical examination by a health-care professional within 30 days after the date of admission. This exam is not required if you have documentation that the child has had a medical examination within the past year, including documentation in the child's health passport if the child is in the department's conservatorship.

(b) If you admit a child with primary medical needs, you must provide the child with a medical examination by a health-care professional within seven days before or three days after the date of admission.

(c) If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, a health-care professional must examine the child immediately.

(d) The report and findings of any medical examination must be documented in the child's record, according to §748.1531(b) and (c) of this title (relating to What general medical requirements must my operation meet?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1223 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; 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