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 U - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC CAMP SERVICES
Division 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 748.4403 - What children are eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 748.4403

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

(a) For a child to be eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program, the child must:

(1) Be 13 years old or older;

(2) Be in need of treatment services for an emotional disorder; and

(3) Have difficulty functioning in his home, school, or community.

(b) Individuals that are not eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program include:

(1) An adult;

(2) A child under 13 years old;

(3) A child who receives child-care services only, including a child in a transitional living services program;

(4) A child who is pregnant. If a child becomes pregnant while in care, you must arrange for the child's immediate discharge or transfer from your therapeutic camp program;

(5) An adolescent parent with his or her child;

(6) A child with primary medical needs or other medical conditions that cannot be easily provided to the child at the permanent campsite or during primitive camping excursions;

(7) A child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder;

(8) A child diagnosed with an intellectual disability;

(9) A child for an emergency admission; and

(10) A child for child day care services.

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