| (a) You must obtain a general written consent to administer
routine, preventive, and emergency medications.
(b) You must obtain a written, signed, and dated consent,
specific to the psychotropic medication to be administered, from the
person legally authorized to give medical consent before administering
a new psychotropic medication to a child, per §749.1603 of this
title (relating to If my agency employs or contracts with a health-care
professional who prescribes psychotropic medications to a child in
care, what information must I provide the person legally authorized
to give consent before requesting his consent for the child to be
placed on psychotropic medication?) or §749.1605 of this title
(relating to If my agency does not employ or contract with the health-care
professional who prescribes psychotropic medications to a child in
care, what information must I provide the person legally authorized
to give medical consent prior to the health-care professional prescribing
psychotropic medications to a child in care?).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1461 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
