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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 V - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE TRAFFICKING VICTIM SERVICES
SECTION/RULE §749.4257 - What behavioral health assessments are required when I admit a child for trafficking victim services?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Within 30 days of admission, you must ensure that a child receiving trafficking victim services is assessed for the following:(1) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD);(2) Depression; and(3) Anxiety.(b) The results of all assessments must be documented in the child's record.(c) Each individual behavioral health assessment is not required if:(1) The child was previously placed at a residential child-care operation regulated by DFPS or a facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;(2) There was a previous assessment completed within the last 12 months;(3) You have documentation of the outcome of the child's assessment; and(4) There is no clear indication that the child has developed one of these disorders since the previous assessment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.4257 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9069; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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