Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter I - ADMISSION, SERVICE PLANNING, AND DISCHARGE
Division 1 - ADMISSION
Section 748.1223 - What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?

(a) You must ensure that the child has a medical examination by a health-care professional within 30 days after the date of admission. This exam is not required if you have documentation that the child has had a medical examination within the past year, including documentation in the child's health passport if the child is in the department's conservatorship.

(b) If you admit a child with primary medical needs, you must provide the child with a medical examination by a health-care professional within seven days before or three days after the date of admission.

(c) If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, a health-care professional must examine the child immediately.

(d) The report and findings of any medical examination must be documented in the child's record, according to § 748.1531(b) and (c) of Title 40 (relating to What general medical requirements must my operation meet?).