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 V	ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE TRAFFICKING VICTIM SERVICES
DIVISION 5	ADMISSION AND SERVICE PLANNING
RULE §749.4257	What behavioral health assessments are required when I admit a child for trafficking victim services?

(a) Within 30 days of admission, you must ensure that a child receiving trafficking victim services is assessed for the following:

(1) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD);

(2) Depression; and

(3) Anxiety.

(b) The results of all assessments must be documented in the child's record.

(1) The child was previously placed at a residential child-care operation regulated by DFPS or a facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(2) There was a previous assessment completed within the last 12 months;

(3) You have documentation of the outcome of the child's assessment; and

(4) There is no clear indication that the child has developed one of these disorders since the previous assessment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.4257 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9069; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909