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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER TADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT SERVICES PROGRAM
DIVISION 4ASSESSMENT REPORT
RULE §749.3895What must be included in the written assessment report?

In addition to the requirements set forth in §749.1133 of this title (relating to What information must an admission assessment include?), a written assessment report must include:

  (1) Copies and results of the determination of the child's basic health and social and developmental assessment, including:

    (A) The child's basic health status, as determined under the supervision of a licensed physician;

    (B) The child's basic social and developmental needs, as determined under the supervision of the person responsible for the assessment services program or a designated employee who meets the qualifications for a person responsible for the assessment program;

    (C) Recommendations for any further assessment services and testing; and

    (D) An assessment of the child's immediate and extended family in terms of an ongoing relationship with the child;

  (2) Copies and results of all evaluations and testing;

  (3) A summary of the primary caregivers' evaluations of the child's behavior and level of functioning;

  (4) An assessment of the results and summary in terms of appropriate short- and long-term planning for the child;

  (5) Recommendations for placement; and

  (6) A recommended behavior management plan based on the assessment results and the primary caregivers' evaluations of the child's behavior and level of functioning.


Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3895 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

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