Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter M - SUBSTITUTE-CARE SERVICES
Division 1 - GENERAL
Section 700.1313 - What special considerations apply when selecting a placement for a child with intellectual disabilities and related conditions?

(a) DFPS seeks to place children with intellectual disabilities and related conditions with a family whenever possible, with support services provided as needed to assist the child in functioning as independently as possible within the community. When DFPS is not able to find a suitable placement with a family that can meet the child's needs, DFPS may place the child with one of the following:

(b) Unless ordered by a court, a child under the age of 18 years may not be placed in an HCS four-bed group home or an ICF-ID unless the placement has been approved by the Assistant Commissioner for Child Protective Services or that person's designee.

(c) Regardless of where a child with intellectual disabilities or related conditions is placed, DFPS must immediately seek to place the child on all Medicaid Waiver lists for which the child is eligible.

(d) When a child is placed in a group home, general residential operation or ICF-ID, DFPS must review the child's placement at least every six months and continue to seek a placement for the child in a less restrictive, more family-like setting.