Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter D - NONRESIDENTIAL CENTERS
Division 6 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Section 356.2009 - Nonresidential Services for a Person Under 18 Years of Age

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A nonresidential center may provide a nonresidential service to a minor if:

(1) 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;

(2) the center has consent from the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian to provide the minor with nonresidential services; or

(3) 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 nonresidential 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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