Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 248A.151 — ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR MINOR CLIENT; ADULT ACCOMPANIMENT

HS § 248A.151Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 248A. PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS · Art. D. CENTER REGULATION

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(a)A center may not admit a minor client to the center unless:

(1)the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;

(2)the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;

(3)the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to the minor's admission to the center; and

(4)the admission is voluntary based on the parent's or legal guardian's preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.

(b)An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 2340), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 2340), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.