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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I - ADMISSION, SERVICE PLANNING, AND DISCHARGE
SECTION/RULE §748.1349 - To whom do I provide a copy of the child's initial service plan?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) You must give a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the:(1) Child, when appropriate. At a minimum, you must give a copy or summary of the plan to a child 14 years of age or older, unless there is justification for not providing the plan;(2) Child's parents; and(3) Child's caregivers.(b) If you provide a copy or summary of the initial service plan to a child:(1) The child must review the plan;(2) The child must sign the plan, or you must document the child's refusal to sign it; and(3) You must document if the child disagrees with the plan.(c) If you do not provide a copy or summary of the initial service plan to a child, you must document your justification for not sharing the plan in the child's record.(d) You must document in the child's record that you provided a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the child's parents.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1349 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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