Clone of TAC - Rule 749.1339 - How often must I re-evaluate the intellectual functioning of a child receiving treatment services for intellectual disabilities?

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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

SECTION/RULE §749.1339 - How often must I re-evaluate the intellectual functioning of a child receiving treatment services for intellectual disabilities?

Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Each child's intellectual functioning must be re-evaluated at least every three years by a psychologist qualified to provide psychological testing; or(b) A psychologist must determine the need and frequency for a specific child's intellectual functioning to be re-evaluated, such as a young child who may require more frequent testing. This determination, including justification for the time frame, must be documented in the child's record annually by the service planning team.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1339 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; 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.

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