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 2 - ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT
Section 2.268 - Process for Placement of a Minor under the Texas Family Code in a State MR Facility
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) If DADS is notified by a juvenile court that a placement order for a minor has been issued under Texas Family Code, § 55.33 or § 55.52, DADS will notify the appropriate MRA of the placement order.
(b) Prior to the minor's admission under a placement order, the MRA must submit the following documents to the state MR facility:
(c) Upon receipt of the required documents, the state MR facility will coordinate admission arrangements with the juvenile probation department or the MRA.
(d) Within 30 calendar days after the minor is admitted to the state MR facility, the state MR facility will schedule an IDT meeting to develop an individual program plan (IPP) for the minor.
(e) Not later than the 75th calendar day after the date the court issues a placement order under Texas Family Code, § 55.33, the state MR facility will submit to the court a report that:
(f) If the state MR facility believes that the minor is unfit to proceed and meets the commitment criteria described in § 2.257 of this subchapter, the state MR facility will submit an affidavit to the court stating the conclusions reached as a result of the diagnosis.
(g) Not later than the 75th calendar day after the date the court issues a placement order under Texas Family Code, § 55.52, the state MR facility will submit to the court a report that:
(h) If the state MR facility believes that the minor has mental retardation and meets the commitment criteria described in § 2.257 of this subchapter, the state MR facility will submit an affidavit to the court stating the conclusions reached as a result of the diagnosis.