| (a) Purpose. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department
(TJJD) operates a residential treatment program that provides specialized
program services for youth identified with a high need for intellectual
disability services. The purpose of this rule is to establish admission
criteria and procedures and release/transfer options.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Except as noted in paragraph (2) of this subsection,
see §380.8501 for definitions of terms used in this rule.
(2) High Need for Intellectual Disability Services--has
the meaning assigned in §380.8751 of this title.
(c) Admission Criteria. Youth from a high restriction
residential facility may be admitted to the TJJD residential treatment
program if a high need for intellectual disability services has been
established.
(d) Program Requirements. Youth diagnosed with an intellectual
disability are provided an individualized case plan to enable their
progress toward meeting treatment goals.
(e) Release, Transfer, and Transition Options.
(1) Youth in the TJJD residential treatment program
are eligible to be transitioned, released, or transferred to less
restrictive settings when they meet criteria in §§380.8545,
380.8555, 380.8557, 380.8559, 380.8565, or 380.8569 of this title.
(2) Youth may be transferred or transitioned from the
TJJD residential treatment program to an alternative placement if
their functional ability improves to a level at which they can continue
to progress toward their individual treatment goals in a general population
setting.
(3) Youth who do not progress in the agency's rehabilitation
program for reasons other than an intellectual disability may be administratively
transferred to another facility in accordance with §380.8545
of this title.
(4) Youth in the TJJD residential treatment program
who have completed the initial minimum length of stay and are unable
to progress in the agency's rehabilitation program due to an intellectual
disability are discharged in accordance with §380.8779 of this
title.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §380.8775 adopted to be effective July 19, 2006, 31 TexReg 5666; amended to be effective January 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 335; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9257 |
