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 2 - MODERATE SERVICE LEVEL
Section 700.2321 - What is the description of the Moderate Service Level?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.2321
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The Moderate Service Level consists of a structured supportive setting, preferably in a family, in which most activities are designed to improve the child's functioning including:
(1) more than routine guidance and
supervision to ensure the child's safety and sense of security;
(2) affection, reassurance, and involvement
in structured 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 to help the child attain or maintain functioning appropriate
to the child's age and development.
(b) In addition to the description in subsection (a) of this section, a child with primary medical needs, or a child who requires services to help the child keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living may require intermittent interventions from a skilled caregiver who has demonstrated competence.
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