Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Chapter 2 - LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
Subchapter F - CONTINUITY OF SERVICES-STATE FACILITIES
Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2.251 - Purpose

Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code § 2.251

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) establish criteria and procedures for:

(A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state mental retardation facility in accordance with:
(i) the Persons with Mental Retardation Act (PMRA);

(ii) the Texas Family Code, Chapter 55; and

(iii) the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, § 46.02 and § 46.03;

(B) the transfer of an individual from:
(i) one state MR facility to another;

(ii) a state MR facility to a state MH facility; and

(iii) a state MH facility to a state MR facility;

(C) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and

(D) the discharge of an individual from a state MR facility;

(2) describe the responsibilities of the mental retardation authority (MRA) for:

(A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state MR facility;

(B) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and

(C) the review of an individual who moved from a state MR facility prior to September 1, 1997, and has an assignment of community placement in CARE; and

(3) describe the responsibilities of the ombudsman in the department's Central Office.

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