tx-August72026-282: 26 TAC §§749.1501, 749.1503, 749.1505 — Minimum Standards for Child-placing Agencies
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY The new sections are authorized by Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services agencies, and Texas Government Code §524.0005, which provides the executive commissioner of HHSC with broad rulemaking authority. In addition, HRC §42.042(a) requires HHSC to adopt rules to carry out the requirements of Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42. §749.1501. General Medical, Dental, and Medication Requirements. (a) A child in care must receive timely routine and emergency medical and dental care. (b) At admission, a child-placing agency (CPA) must verify whether a child in care has had a medical examination within the past year and a dental examination within the past year, if the child in care is at least six months old. If the CPA determines that a child in care has not had one of these examinations during that time frame, the CPA must schedule any medical or dental examinations the child in care may need. (c) Only someone who is trained and allowed to provide medicine can do so. (d) The CPA must ensure caregivers follow orders and...
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