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 8 - USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION
Section 749.1609 - What information must be documented about a child's use of psychotropic medication?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must ensure that caregivers maintain a daily record of the child's use of such medication according to the requirements in § 749.1541 of Title 40 (relating to What records must caregivers maintain for each child receiving medication?).
(b) Caregivers must document in the child's record a description of any noticeable change in the child's behavior in response to the medication.
(c) You must provide the information in subsection (b) of this section to the prescribing health-care professional or the child's current health-care professional to use in evaluating the appropriateness of continuing the medication. You must document the health-care professional's evaluation and review in the child's record.
