Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 307 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Subchapter E - CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER PROJECT
Section 307.223 - Discharge Plan
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 307.223
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The child may be discharged from the RTC Project:
(1) when
the service planning team determines that the child completed treatment and no
longer requires a residential level of care;
(2) when the child's LAR requests discharge
from the operation; or
(3) in
accordance with Chapter 748, Subchapter I of this title (relating to Admission,
Service Planning, and Discharge).
(b) If the RTC contractor determines at any point throughout treatment that the child is not appropriate for continued treatment at the RTC and must be discharged in less than 14 calendar days:
(1) the RTC contractor must notify the
child's LAR and the LMHA or LBHA within 24 hours after the determination and
before discharge;
(2) the RTC
contractor must notify the RTC Project team, in writing, within 24 hours, but
no later than one business day, after the determination; and
(3) the RTC contractor must conduct an
emergency staffing with the child's service planning team for continuity of
care services.
(c) If the RTC contractor determines at any point throughout treatment that the child requires an emergency discharge, the RTC contractor must follow emergency discharge and transfer requirements in accordance with Chapter 748, Subchapter I of this title, and:
(1) notify the child's
LAR and LMHA or LBHA immediately after determining the child is not appropriate
for continued treatment at the RTC and before the child's discharge;
(2) notify the RTC Project team, in writing,
within one business day after the determination is made; and
(3) conduct an emergency staffing with the
child's service planning team for continuity of care services.
(d) The RTC contractor must develop the discharge plan in consultation with the service planning team.
(1) The discharge plan must be approved by
the treating psychiatrist and must meet the requirements outlined in Chapter
748, Subchapter I of this title; and
(2) The RTC contractor must submit a copy of
the child's:
(A) final discharge plan to the
child's LAR, LMHA or LBHA, and RTC Project team 30 calendar days before
discharge;
(B) recommendations
regarding the child's educational needs to the child's LAR at the time of
discharge; and
(C) discharge
summary to the child's LAR, LMHA or LBHA, and the RTC Project within seven
calendar days after the child's
discharge.
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