Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter I - RESIDENT ASSESSMENT
Section 554.804 - Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 554.804
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A facility will perform a Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management for persons who will be referred to a court for guardianship if the person:
(1) is elderly, which is defined as a person
60 years of age or older; or
(2)
has mental retardation or a developmental disability; or
(3) is suspected of being a person with
mental retardation or a developmental disability.
(b) The assessment will be completed when:
(1) a facility determines that a guardian of
the estate, or the person, or both, may be appropriate and a referral to a
court for guardianship is anticipated; or
(2) requested to do so by a court.
(c) The facility will use the Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management instrument developed by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
(d) The Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management will be performed by the facility social worker, with assistance from other professionals as requested by the social worker.
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