Texas Family Code
§ 266.003 — MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT VICTIMS
FA § 266.003Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 266. MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall collaborate with the commission and health care and child welfare professionals to design a comprehensive, cost-effective medical services delivery model, either directly or by contract, to meet the needs of children served by the department. The medical services delivery model must include:
(1)the designation of health care facilities with expertise in the forensic assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect as pediatric centers of excellence;
(2)a statewide telemedicine system to link department investigators and caseworkers with pediatric centers of excellence or other medical experts for consultation;
(3)identification of a medical home for each foster child on entering foster care at which the child will receive an initial comprehensive assessment as well as preventive treatments, acute medical services, and therapeutic and rehabilitative care to meet the child's ongoing physical and mental health needs throughout the duration of the child's stay in foster care;
(4)the development and implementation of health passports as described in Section 266.006;
(5)establishment and use of a management information system that allows monitoring of medical care that is provided to all children in foster care;
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.