Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 707 - CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Subchapter A - INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1 - INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
Section 707.493 - When will we directly purchase medical examinations for children during an investigation of abuse and neglect?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 707.493
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Medical, psychological, or psychiatric examinations may be paid for by:
(1) Families
who are willing to pay or to use family insurance;
(2) Local resources that make examinations
available without cost; or
(3)
Local funds.
(b) Medicaid may also pay for medical examinations when the child is eligible and has medical problems or injuries that require examination or treatment.
(c) If no other resources are available, we may directly purchase medical examinations of children during investigations of abuse and neglect as long as purchased medical examinations are performed by a licensed physician or dentist.
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