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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 T - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT SERVICES PROGRAM
SECTION/RULE §748.4395 - What must be included in the written assessment report?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

In addition to the requirements set forth in §748.1217 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 §748.4395 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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