tx-August72026-284: 26 TAC §§749.1601, 749.1603, 749.1605, 749.1607 — 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. §749.1601. Types of Emergency Behavior Intervention (EBI). (a) A child-placing agency (CPA) must use an emergency behavior intervention (EBI) program that meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) EBI may only be used in a situation where preventative de-escalation and redirection has not effectively reduced the risk of injury, so immediate intervention is necessary to prevent: (1) imminent probable death or substantial physical injury to the child in care; or (2) imminent physical harm to another individual because of the overt actions of a child in care. (c) A caregiver may only implement EBI using personal restraints, short personal restraints, and emergency medication. A caregiver may...
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