Texas Human Resources Code

§ 40.040 — CASE MANAGEMENT VENDOR QUALITY OVERSIGHT AND ASSURANCE DIVISION; MONITORING OF CONTRACT ADHERENCE

HR § 40.040Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Ch. 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Art. B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section, "case management," "catchment area," and "community-based care" have the meanings assigned by Section 264.152, Family Code.

(b)The department shall create within the department the case management services vendor quality oversight and assurance division. The division shall:

(1)oversee quality and ensure accountability of any vendor that provides community-based care and full case management services for the department under community-based care;

(2)conduct assessments on the fiscal and qualitative performance of any vendor that provides foster care services for the department under community-based care;

(3)create and administer a dispute resolution process to resolve conflicts between vendors that contract with the department to provide foster care services under community-based care and any subcontractor of a vendor; and

(4)monitor the transfer from the department to a vendor of full case management services for children and families receiving services from the vendor, including any transfer occurring under a pilot program.

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 10.001, eff. September 1, 2019.