Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 260 - DEAF BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (DBMD) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES
Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDER PROVISIONS
Section 260.201 - Protection of Individual
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A program provider must have and implement written policies and procedures that safeguard an individual against:
(b) A program provider must not use seclusion.
(c) A program provider must complete the HHSC Notification Regarding a Death in HCS, TxHmL, DBMD Programs form to notify HHSC, in writing, of an individual's death within 24 hours after learning of the death.
(d) A program provider, in accordance with the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program Manual. must report critical incidents to HHSC using the HHSC CLASS/DBMD Notification of Critical Incidents form.
(e) A program provider must ensure a program director who receives a copy of an HHSC initial intake report or a final investigative report from an FMSA, in accordance with 40 TAC § 41.702(relating to Requirements Related to HHSC Investigations When an Alleged Perpetrator is a Service Provider) or 40 TAC § 41.703(relating to Requirements Related to HHSC Investigations When an Alleged Perpetrator is a Staff Person or a Controlling Person of an FMSA), sends a copy of the report to the individual's case manager.
