Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter W - SERVICE LEVEL SYSTEM
Division 1 - BASIC SERVICE LEVEL
Section 700.2301 - What is the description of the Basic Service Level?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The Basic Service Level consists of a supportive setting, preferably in a family that is designed to maintain or improve the child's functioning including:
(1) routine guidance and supervision to ensure the child's safety and sense of security;
(2) affection, reassurance, and involvement in activities appropriate to the child's age and development to promote the child's well-being;
(3) contact, in a manner that is deemed in the best interest of the child, with siblings, family members and other persons significant to the child to maintain a sense of identity and culture; and
(4) provision of services to help the child keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living, as well as therapeutic and medical intervention and guidance from professionals or para-professionals, on an as needed basis, to help the child maintain functioning appropriate to the child's age and development.
