Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter B - SHELTER CENTERS
Division 6 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Section 356.611 - Nonresidential Services for a Person Under 18 Years of Age
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 356.611
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A shelter center may provide a nonresidential service to a minor if:
(1) the center provides emergency shelter or care to
the minor under §
RSA
379.610 of this subchapter (relating to Emergency Shelter or Care for an
Unaccompanied Minor);
(2) the minor consents to counseling from a
licensed or certified physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker, under Texas Family Code §
RSA 32.004, for:
(A) suicide prevention;
(B)
chemical addiction or dependency; or
(C) sexual, physical, or
emotional abuse;
(3) the center has consent from the
minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian to provide the minor with the nonresidential service;
or
(4) the center otherwise complies with Texas Family Code,
Chapter 32, if the center does not obtain consent from the minor's parent, managing conservator, or
guardian.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a victim of family violence under 18 years of age may consent to a nonresidential service provided by a shelter center if:
(1) the victim is married or has been married;
or
(2) the victim has had the disabilities of minority removed
for general purposes (i.e., is legally emancipated).
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