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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER BPRE-ADJUDICATION AND POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.346Mental Health Referral of High-Risk Suicidal Youth

(a) The facility shall refer a resident classified as high risk for suicidal behavior to a mental health provider or mental health agency within 24 hours after the classification is assigned.

(b) The facility shall maintain documentation that the referral was made. The documentation shall include:

  (1) the name and title of the person who notified the mental health provider;

  (2) the name and title of the mental health provider or name of the mental health agency notified;

  (3) the date and time of the notification;

  (4) the method of notification; and

  (5) a brief description of the response provided by the mental health provider or a responsive document from the mental health provider.


Source Note: The provisions of this §343.346 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4387; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243

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