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  • Section 11000: Healthcare

    11000 Healthcare

    11100 Medical Consent

    11110 Court Authorizes DFPS to Be the Child’s Medical Consenter

    11111 Selecting the Medical Consenter and Backup Medical Consenter

    11112 Designating a Live-In Caregiver as the Medical Consenter

    11113 Designating Medical Consenters for Children in Conservatorship Living in Residential Facilities

    11113.1 General Residential Operation (GRO) Offering Emergency Services

    11113.2 General Residential Operations With Shift Staff

    11113.3 Designating CPS Staff as Medical Consenters for Children in Certain General Residential Operations (GROs) with Shift Staff

    11113.31 Developmental Disability Specialist Medical Consenters

    11113.32 CPS Local Permanency Staff Medical Consenters

    11113.33 Temporary Backup Medical Consenters

    11113.34 Local Permanency Human Services Technicians As Temporary Medical Consenters

    11113.35 Documenting Temporary Medical Consenters

    11113.36 Extending a Temporary Medical Consenter’s Service Beyond 24 Hours

    11114 Ensuring Training on Informed Consent and Requirements for Medical Consenters

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    11115 Documenting Medical Consent

    11115.1 Issuing Form 2085-B Designation of Medical Consenter

    11115.2 Documenting in IMPACT

    11116 Providing Medical Information to the Medical Consenter

    11117 Changing Medical Consenter and Backup Consenter

    11118 Notifying the Court of the Designated Medical Consenter

    11118.1 Notifying the Court of a Temporary Medical Consenter

    11118.2 Procedures for Notifying the Court and Other Parties

    11120 Court Authorizes an Individual Other Than DFPS To Be the Child’s Medical Consenter

    11121 Caseworker Responsibilities

    11121.1 Notifying the Court When the Medical Consenter Fails to Perform Duties

    11130 Responsibilities of Medical Consenters and Backup Medical Consenters

    11131 Participating in Each Medical Appointment

    11131.1 Preventive Care

    11131.2 Ongoing Behavioral Health Therapy

    11131.3 Allied Health Services

    11131.4 Psychotropic Medication Appointments

    11131.5 Other Medical Care

    11131.6 Emergency Medical Care

    11132 Informing Medical Consenters and Backup Medical Consenters

    11133 Assent

    11140 Medical Consent by Minor Youth

    11141 Educating Children and Youth about Their Medical Care

    11142 Documenting Court Authorization for Youth Consent

    11143 Offering Ongoing Support to Youth

    11144 Requesting a Court Order If a Youth Refuses Medical Care

    11150 Special Circumstances

    11151 Young Adults Who Are 18 Years or Older

    11152 Youth Under HHSC Guardianship in Extended Foster Care

    11153 Youth Who Are Parents in DFPS Conservatorship or Extended Foster Care

    11160 Notification of Medical Care

    11161 Including Medical and Behavioral Health Information in Court Reports

    11161.2 Addressing Psychotropic Medications in Court Reports or Testimony

    11161.3 Including Information About Psychotropic Medications in Court Reports and Testimony

    11162 Notifying Parents About Psychotropic Prescriptions and Significant Medical Conditions

    11200 Medical and Dental Services

    11210 Meeting the Requirements for Medical and Dental Services

    11211 3-Day Medical Exam

    11212 Initial Texas Health Steps Medical Checkup

    11213 Initial Texas Health Steps Dental Checkup

    11214 Subsequent, Ongoing Texas Health Steps Checkups

    11215 Immunizations

    11216 Tuberculosis Screening

    11220 Reproductive Health

    11221 Contraceptive Services

    11230 Informing Caregivers and Medical Consenters About Health Services

    11240 Using the Health Passport

    11300 Medication

    11310 If CPI, CPS, or SSCC Staff Administers Medications

    11311 CPI or CPS Staff Administration of Medication to Children

    11312 Action If a Child Has Not Taken a Medication in Over 24 Hours

    11313 Storing Medications

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    11320 Psychotropic Medications

    11321 Providing Required Information to Medical Consenters

    11322 Informed Consent for Psychotropic Medication

    11323 Deciding Whether to Consent to a Psychotropic Medication

    11323.1 Providing Consent to an Initial Psychotropic Medication in an Inpatient Setting

    11323.2 Deciding Not to Consent to a Psychotropic Medication

    11323.3 Withdrawing Consent

    11324 Documenting Consent for Psychotropic Medications

    11324.1 Documenting Consent to an Initial Psychotropic Medication Prescription

    11324.2 Documenting Consent to Psychotropic Medication in an Inpatient Setting

    11324.3 Documenting the Decision to Consent for Psychotropic Medication

    11324.4 Documenting Consent for Changes in Psychotropic Medication

    11325 Psychotropic Medications Follow-Up Visits

    11326 Non-Pharmacological Interventions

    11327 Psychotropic Medication Utilization Review (PMUR)

    11400 Special Healthcare Needs

    11410 Arranging for Special Healthcare Management Services

    11411 Referring a Child to Medical Professionals and Health-Related Community Services

    11412 Working With Children in DFPS Conservatorship Who Have Special Healthcare Needs

    11500 HIV Testing and Care for Children in DFPS Conservatorship

    11510 Counseling, Treatment, and Medical Management for a Child With HIV Infection

    11520 Maintaining Confidentiality of HIV Status

    11521 Required Notification About a Child’s HIV Status

    11522 Allowable Releases of HIV Status Information

    11600 Behavioral (Mental Health) Services

    11610 Mental Health Treatment

    11611 Admission to a Mental Health Facility

    11611.1 Request to Admit a Child or Youth to an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility

    11611.11 Caseworker Actions During Psychiatric Hospitalizations

    11611.2 Youth Age 16 or Older Who Requests Admission

    11611.3 DFPS Representative to Approve Admission of Child or Youth

    11611.4 Consent for Health Care and Medications After Admission

    11611.5 Change of Medical Consenters While a Child or Youth Is Hospitalized

    11612 Emergency Detention Order and Order for Protective Custody

    11613 Involuntary Commitment Order for Mental Health Services

    11614 Discharge from Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

    11700 Extraordinary Medical Conditions

    11710 Enrollment and Participation in Certain Drug Research Programs

    11720 End of Life Medical Decisions

    11721 DFPS has TMC or PMC but Parental Rights Have Not Been Terminated

    11722 DFPS has TMC or PMC and Parental Rights Have Been Terminated or Parents Are Deceased

    11730 Organ Donation/Anatomical Gifts

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