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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 700CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER ETEXAS CHILD-CENTERED CARE SYSTEM SERVICE PACKAGES
DIVISION 1BASIC FOSTER FAMILY HOME SUPPORT SERVICE PACKAGES
RULE §700.502What is the Substance Use Support Services Package?

(a) A trauma-informed foster family home that in addition to providing a child's basic living needs, has enhanced training and skill in coordinating services and providing care for children, youth, and young adults that may present with a DSM diagnosis of substance-related disorder or with challenges with recurring substance use, and who require routine clinical intervention to support and manage day-to-day activities.

(b) This Service Package is designed to offer community-based care and treatment/recovery services for children, youth, and young adults based on their individual strengths and needs, and in accordance with their customized Service Plan and permanency goals.

(c) Child Placing Agencies and Foster Family Home Caregivers must be Credentialed to provide Substance Use Support Services in accordance with the guidelines and requirements as defined by the Department of Family and Protective Services pursuant to Chapter 40 of the Texas Human Resources Code.


Source Note: The provisions of this §700.502 adopted to be effective December 22, 2024, 49 TexReg 10389

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