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TX Hum Res Code § 117.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.074. Rates for Medical Services

Sec. 117.074.  RATES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards governing the determination of rates paid for medical services provided under this chapter.  The rules must provide for an annual reevaluation of the rates.(b)  The executive commissioner shall establish a schedule of rates based on the standards adopted under Subsection (a).  In adopting the rate schedule, the executive commissioner shall:(1)  compare the proposed rate schedule to other cost-based and resource-based rates for medical services, including rates paid under the Medicaid and Medicare programs; and(2)  for any rate adopted that exceeds the Medicaid or Medicare rate for the same or a similar service, document the reasons why the adopted rate reflects consideration of the best value, provider availability, and consumer choice.(c)  The executive commissioner shall provide notice to interested persons and allow those persons to present comments before adopting the standards and schedule of rates under Subsections (a) and (b).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 211 (H.B. 1912), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.076. Information Regarding Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Sec. 117.076.  INFORMATION REGARDING VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that each health and human services agency that provides intervention services to young children is provided with information developed by the commission regarding velocardiofacial syndrome.(b)  Each health and human services agency described by Subsection (a) shall provide the information regarding velocardiofacial syndrome to appropriate health care coordinators and therapists and to parents of a child who is known by the agency to have at least two of the following conditions:(1)  hypotonicity;(2)  communication delay;(3)  articulation disorder;(4)  resonance disorder;(5)  nasal regurgitation during feeding as an infant with no history of a cleft palate;(6)  recurrent ear infections as well as diagnosis of cardiac anomaly, feeding disorder, cleft palate, or submucosal cleft palate; or(7)  fine motor or gross motor skills delay.(c)  The commission shall develop the information required under Subsection (a) using medically accurate, peer-reviewed literature.  The information must include:(1)  an explanation of velocardiofacial syndrome symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options;(2)  information on relevant state agency and nonprofit resources, parent support groups, and available Medicaid waiver programs; and(3)  a recommendation for follow-up with a health care provider for evaluation of the underlying etiology and an explanation that the existence of any of the conditions listed in Subsection (b) will not necessarily result in a diagnosis of velocardiofacial syndrome.(d)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.077. Data Analysis in Family Cost Share Provisions in Early Childhood Intervention Program

Sec. 117.077.  DATA ANALYSIS IN FAMILY COST SHARE PROVISIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "cost-effective" means the family cost share revenue generated is greater than total administrative costs.(b)  The department shall collect data, including data on administrative costs and adjusted family income, sufficient to evaluate:(1)  the cost-effectiveness of the family cost share provisions of the early childhood intervention program; and(2)  changes necessary to improve the cost-effectiveness of the program.(c)  The department shall:(1)  as necessary, modify the Texas Kids Intervention Data System to accept adjusted family income data submitted by early childhood intervention program providers; and(2)  require all providers to enter adjusted family income data into the system.(d)  The department shall use the data collected under this section to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of existing family cost share provisions in the early childhood intervention program and consider changes that may improve the cost-effectiveness of the program, including the adoption of a family cost share provision described by Section 117.078(a).(e)  The department shall implement any changes considered under Subsection (d) that the department determines will make the family cost share provisions of the early childhood intervention program more cost-effective, if the changes will not make access to early childhood intervention services cost prohibitive for families.  If none of the considered changes is determined to make the program more cost-effective, or if the department determines that the changes will make access to early childhood intervention services cost prohibitive for families, the department may decline to implement the changes.(f)  The department shall evaluate existing family cost share provisions and consider and implement changes, if appropriate, to the early childhood intervention program as required by this section:(1)  on a periodic basis established by the department; and(2)  at other times at the request of the Legislative Budget Board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1060), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.078. Family Cost Share Provision in Early Childhood Intervention Program

Sec. 117.078.  FAMILY COST SHARE PROVISION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall consider implementing a family cost share provision under which the amount a family pays to participate in the early childhood intervention program is based on the amount of service the family receives under the program.(b)  A family cost share provision implemented by the department under Subsection (a) must establish a maximum amount to be paid by a family participating in the early childhood intervention program that is based on the family's size and adjusted gross income, with families in higher income brackets required to pay more under the provision than those families paid before the provision's implementation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1060), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.081. Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Program

Sec. 117.081.  COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM.  The department shall operate a comprehensive rehabilitation services program to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to persons with traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the program that include:(1)  a system of organization for the delivery of the comprehensive rehabilitation services;(2)  eligibility requirements for the comprehensive rehabilitation services;(3)  the types of services that may be provided to a client under the program; and(4)  requirements for client participation in the costs of the comprehensive rehabilitation services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department|Section 117.082. Children's Autism Program

Sec. 117.082.  CHILDREN'S AUTISM PROGRAM.  The department shall operate a children's autism program to provide services to children with autism spectrum disorders.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the program that include:(1)  a system of organization for the delivery of the autism services;(2)  eligibility requirements for the autism services;(3)  the types of services that may be provided to a client under the program; and(4)  requirements for participation by the client's family in the costs of the autism services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. -1. Administration of Direct Services Programs in General|Section 117.091. Direct Services Program Caseworker Guidelines

Sec. 117.091.  DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM CASEWORKER GUIDELINES.  (a) The department shall use program data and best practices to establish and maintain guidelines that provide direction for caseworkers' decisions in all of the department's direct services programs.  The guidelines:(1)  must categorize direct services program cases based on the types of services provided and, for each category, include provisions addressing:(A)  the recommended length of time a case in that category should last; and(B)  the recommended total expenditures for a case in that category;(2)  must include provisions for creating intermediate goals for a client receiving services through a direct services program that will allow:(A)  the caseworker to monitor the client's progress; and(B)  the caseworker's supervisor to evaluate how the client's case is advancing;(3)  must include criteria for caseworkers to use in evaluating progress on the intermediate goals described in Subdivision (2); and(4)  may include other provisions designed to assist caseworkers and their supervisors to achieve successful outcomes for clients.(b)  A caseworker may exceed the recommended guidelines described in Subsection (a)(1) in a direct services program case but must obtain the approval of the caseworker's supervisor after documenting the need to exceed the guidelines.(c)  The guidelines established under this section are not intended to limit the provision of appropriate or necessary services to a client.(d)  The department shall provide the guidelines established under this section to caseworkers in a format that allows caseworkers to easily access the information.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. -1. Administration of Direct Services Programs in General|Section 117.092. Direct Services Program Case Review System

Sec. 117.092.  DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM CASE REVIEW SYSTEM.  (a) The department shall establish and maintain a single, uniform case review system for all direct services programs.(b)  The case review system must:(1)  include risk assessment tools that account for the different risks involved in each direct services program;(2)  require that case reviews:(A)  be used to consistently evaluate each direct services program across all regions, with the goal of evaluating at least 10 percent of all cases in each program and region annually;(B)  focus on areas of highest risk and prioritize the review of the following cases:(i)  except as provided by Subparagraph (ii), cases in which direct services have been provided for more than two years;(ii)  cases in the Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program in which direct services have been provided for more than five years; and(iii)  cases that are significantly outside the expenditure guidelines for that type of case;(C)  be used to evaluate a caseworker's eligibility determinations and decisions to close a case before a service plan is developed or without the client reaching the client's goal; and(D)  focus on the quality of a caseworker's decision-making and compliance with program requirements; and(3)  require a caseworker's supervisor to use the reviews of a caseworker's cases in conducting the caseworker's performance evaluation and in providing informal guidance to the caseworker to improve the caseworker's performance.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 117.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities|Chapter 117 - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services|Subchapter D. -1. Administration of Direct Services Programs in General|Section 117.093. Direct Services Program Monitoring

Sec. 117.093.  DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM MONITORING.  (a) Department personnel not employed to perform functions directly under a direct services program must be designated to monitor those programs from a statewide perspective. The designated personnel shall collect, monitor, and analyze data relating to direct services programs and report outcomes and trends to program managers and, as necessary, the commissioner or other appropriate executive management.(b)  The monitoring function under Subsection (a) must include monitoring of:(1)  performance data from all regions and all direct services programs to identify trends; and(2)  case review data to ensure compliance with the case review system under Section 117.092.(c)  Personnel designated to perform the monitoring function required by this section shall work with direct services program staff to develop objective and detailed outcome measures for the programs.(d)  The department may conduct internal peer reviews of the department's field offices at regular intervals to assess the field offices' compliance with federal regulations and department policies and to compare each field office's compliance with the compliance of the other field offices. The department may use personnel designated to perform the monitoring function required by this section to facilitate the internal peer reviews.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.001. Definition

Sec. 142.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "juvenile probation services" means:(1)  services provided by or under the direction of a juvenile probation officer in response to an order issued by a juvenile court and under the court's direction, including:(A)  protective services;(B)  prevention of delinquent conduct and conduct indicating a need for supervision;(C)  diversion;(D)  deferred prosecution;(E)  foster care;(F)  counseling;(G)  supervision;  and(H)  diagnostic, correctional, and educational services;  and(2)  services provided by a juvenile probation department that are related to the operation of a preadjudication or post-adjudication juvenile facility.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.002. Appointment of Personnel and Salary

Sec. 142.002.  APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND SALARY.  (a)  A juvenile board may, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, employ probation officers and administrative, supervisory, stenographic, and other clerical personnel necessary to provide juvenile probation services according to the standards established by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the local need as determined by the juvenile board.(b)  The juvenile board may, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, designate the titles of the employees and set their salaries.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 123, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.003. Authority to Contract for Juvenile Probation Services

Sec. 142.003.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES.  (a)  In a county that does not have a sufficient number of juvenile probation cases to justify a juvenile probation department, the juvenile board or juvenile judge may contract with:(1)  the county adult probation department  to provide juvenile probation services;  or(2)  surrounding counties to form a multicounty juvenile probation department.(b)  A juvenile board may contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for juvenile probation services.(c)  A juvenile board may contract with another political subdivision of the state or a private vendor for juvenile probation services.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 124, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.004. Juvenile Probation Personnel

Sec. 142.004.  JUVENILE PROBATION PERSONNEL.  (a)  A juvenile probation officer or an employee of a juvenile probation community service restitution program is not liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act in connection with manual labor performed by a child who has been placed on informal adjustment or who has been adjudicated a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision and the labor was performed as a condition to probation ordered under Section 54.04(d)(1), Family Code, and the act or failure to act was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.(b)  Juvenile probation personnel employed by a political subdivision of the state are state employees for the purposes of Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c)  A juvenile probation officer or an employee of a juvenile probation community service restitution program is not liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act by a juvenile probation officer or an employee of a juvenile probation community service restitution program in connection with manual labor performed as a condition of probation ordered under Section 54.04(d)(1), Family Code, if the act or failure to act:(1)  was performed in an official capacity;  and(2)  was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 6.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.005. Administration of Medication; Immunity From Liability

Sec. 142.005.  ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION;  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  On the adoption of policies concerning the administration of medication to juveniles by authorized employees, the juvenile board and any authorized employee of a program or facility operated by the juvenile board are not liable for damages arising from the administration of medication to a juvenile if:(1)  the program or facility administrator has received a written request to administer the medication from the parent, legal guardian, or other person having legal control over the juvenile;  and(2)  when administering prescription medication, the medication appears to be in the original container and to be properly labeled.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  damages arising from the administration of medication that is not in accordance with the prescription issued by a medical practitioner;  or(2)  an act or omission of a person administering medication if the act or omission is:(A)  reckless or intentional;(B)  done wilfully, wantonly, or with gross negligence;  or(C)  done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Hum Res Code § 142.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 10 - Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices|Subtitle A - Juvenile Probation Services|Chapter 142 - Juvenile Probation Departments and Personnel|Section 142.006. Authorization to Carry Firearm

Sec. 142.006.  AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY FIREARM.  (a)  A juvenile probation officer may carry a firearm in the course of the officer's official duties if:(1)  the juvenile probation officer possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.259, Occupations Code;(2)  the chief juvenile probation officer of the juvenile probation department that employs the juvenile probation officer authorizes the juvenile probation officer to carry a firearm in the course of the officer's official duties; and(3)  the juvenile probation officer has been employed for at least one year by the juvenile probation department described by Subdivision (2).(b)  A juvenile probation officer is disqualified from being authorized to carry a firearm under this section if the officer has been designated a perpetrator in a Texas Juvenile Justice Department abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation.(c)  This section does not affect the sovereign immunity of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(12), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.41, eff. May 18, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 125, eff. September 1, 2015.|