Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER J	FOSTER CARE SERVICES: MEDICAL AND DENTAL
DIVISION 3	SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
RULE §749.1501	What are the requirements for a self-medication program?

For a child to be on a self-medication program:

(1) The child's parent must give written authorization for the child to be on the program;

(2) The child's service plan must include the self-medication program and any requirements for caregiver supervision; and

(3) The health-care professional who prescribed the medication must be consulted and any concerns of the health-care professional documented in the child's record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1501 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909