| (a) A center must adopt and enforce written policies
and procedures regarding coordination of services to ensure the effective
exchange of information, reporting, and coordination of a minor's
services:
(1) among all staff providing services on behalf of
a center; and
(2) between the center and a provider of services to
the minor that is not providing services on behalf of the center,
if known by the center.
(b) Documentation in a minor's medical records must
demonstrate coordination of services as described in subsection (a)
of this section.
(c) For a minor receiving services from a provider
that is not providing services on behalf of a center, the center must:
(1) not duplicate or provide services that conflict
with the minor's care plan or service plan with the provider;
(2) when requested by an adult minor or parent, make
available the minor's records to support the coordination of services
between the center and the provider;
(3) request copies of the minor's records with the
provider to support center care planning activities;
(4) if requested by an adult minor or parent, participate
in planning activities for the adult minor or minor conducted by the
provider;
(5) request that the minor's provider participate as
part of the center's interdisciplinary team and QAPI committee, as
applicable; and
(6) support the coordination of the minor's services
by allowing the minor's provider to serve a minor at the center, if:
(A) the center, the provider, the minor's parent or
the adult minor agree that the provision of services to the minor
by the provider at the center would be appropriate for the minor;
and
(B) the center and the provider establish a written
agreement that includes the provider's agreement to comply with center
policies and this chapter for the provision of the provider's services
at the center.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.802 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875; amended to be effective October 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 7929 |
