The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1) establish criteria and procedures for:
(A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual
to a state mental retardation facility in accordance with:
(i) the Persons with Mental Retardation Act (PMRA);
(ii) the Texas Family Code, Chapter 55; and
(iii) the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, §46.02
and §46.03;
(B) the transfer of an individual from:
(i) one state MR facility to another;
(ii) a state MR facility to a state MH facility; and
(iii) a state MH facility to a state MR facility;
(C) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement
from a state MR facility; and
(D) the discharge of an individual from a state MR
facility;
(2) describe the responsibilities of the mental retardation
authority (MRA) for:
(A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual
to a state MR facility;
(B) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement
from a state MR facility; and
(C) the review of an individual who moved from a state
MR facility prior to September 1, 1997, and has an assignment of community
placement in CARE; and
(3) describe the responsibilities of the ombudsman
in the department's Central Office.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §904.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12746; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective September 1, 2023, as published in the August 11, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4397 |
