Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Subchapter H - FOSTER CARE SERVICES: ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
Division 3 - REQUIRED ADMISSION INFORMATION
Section 749.1151 - What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(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 admission.
(c) If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, a health-care professional must examine the child immediately.
(d) The reports and findings of any medical examination must be documented in the child's record according to § 749.1401(b) and (c) of Title 40 (relating to What general medical requirements must my agency meet?).