| (a) The TJJD mental health screening instrument must
be completed for all juveniles who receive a formal referral to the
juvenile probation department, except in the specific circumstances
listed in paragraphs (1) - (2) of this subsection.
(1) A clinical assessment by a licensed mental health
professional may be substituted for the TJJD mental health screening
instrument if the assessment is completed within the time frames listed
in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) The department is not required to complete an additional
screening if the TJJD mental health screening instrument has been
completed within the previous two weeks and is contained in the juvenile's
case record.
(b) If the juvenile is not admitted into detention,
the TJJD mental health screening instrument must be administered no
later than 14 calendar days after the date of the first face-to-face
contact between the juvenile and a juvenile probation officer. If
the juvenile is admitted into detention, the detention facility is
required under §343.404 of this title to administer the TJJD
mental health screening instrument within 48 hours after admission
and to send the results to the supervising juvenile probation officer.
(c) The individual administering the TJJD mental health
screening instrument must have received training from:
(1) TJJD or its predecessor agency on administering
the mental health screening instrument; or
(2) an individual who is documented to have received
training from TJJD or its predecessor agency on administering the
mental health screening instrument.
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