Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER I	FOSTER CARE SERVICES: SERVICE PLANNING, DISCHARGE
DIVISION 1	SERVICE PLANS
RULE §749.1309	What must a child's initial service plan include?

(a) You must base the child's initial service plan on the child's needs identified in the child's admission assessment and integrate trauma informed care in the care, treatment, and management of each child. The service planning team may prioritize the child's service planning goals and objectives based on the child's admission assessment. However, any required service plan components not initially addressed must have a justification for the delay in addressing the needs.

(b) The child's initial service plan must be documented in the child's record and include those items that a preliminary plan must include (see §749.1301 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for a preliminary service plan?)), and the items noted below for each specific type of service that you provide the child:

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Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1309 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9058; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective September 19, 2022, 47 TexReg 5490