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 J - FOSTER CARE SERVICES: MEDICAL AND DENTAL
Division 1 - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
- Section 749.1401 - What general medical requirements must my agency meet?
- Section 749.1403 - Who determines the need and frequency for ongoing maintenance of medical care and treatment for a child?
- Section 749.1405 - Who must perform medical care examinations and provide medical treatment for a child?
- Section 749.1409 - What general dental requirements must my agency meet?
- Section 749.1411 - Who must determine the frequency and need for ongoing maintenance of dental health for a child?
- Section 749.1413 - Who must perform dental examinations and provide dental treatment?
- Section 749.1415 - What health precautions must I take if a person in care, employee, caregiver, someone else in one of my foster homes, or someone else in my agency has a communicable disease?
- Section 749.1417 - Who must have a tuberculosis (TB) examination?
- Section 749.1421 - What immunizations must a child in my care have?
- Section 749.1423 - What exemptions or exceptions are there concerning immunization requirements?
- Section 749.1425 - What documentation is acceptable for an immunization record?
- Section 749.1427 - Must children in my care have a vision and hearing screening?
- Section 749.1429 - What must I do if a child in my care is identified as needing a diagnostic vision or hearing examination?
- Section 749.1431 - What special equipment must I provide for a child with a physical disability?
- Section 749.1433 - How often must the physician review a child's primary medical needs?
- Section 749.1435 - What are the requirements for using a nasogastric tube?
- Section 749.1437 - How must a caregiver respond when a child is injured or ill and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional?
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