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Section 6000: HHSC Provider Investigations (PI) Facility

6000 HHSC Provider Investigations (PI) Facility

6100 Provider Investigations – Facility

6110 Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (IID) or Related Condition

6111 State Supported Living Centers (SSLCs)

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6120 Mental Health Services Providers

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6130 Community Centers

6200 PI Facility Person List

6210 Types

6211 Principal (PRN)

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6220 Roles

6221 Alleged Victim (VC)

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6222.1 Limited or No Specific Identifying Information about the AP

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6223 No Role (NO)

6230 Relationship or Interest (Rel/Int)

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6313 Sexual Abuse (SXAB)

6320 Neglect (NEGL)

6330 Exploitation (EXPL)

6400 PI Facility Priorities

6410 Priority 1

6420 Priority 2

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6500 Report Does Not Meet the Definition of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

6600 Processing PI Facility Intakes

6610 Case Name

6620 County

6630 Resource Section

6640 PI Facility Call-Out and Assignment

6700 PI Facility Special Topics

6710 Multiple Incidents

6711 Multiple Incidents of Abuse or Neglect

6712 Multiple Incidents of Exploitation

6713 Incidents of Abuse or Neglect, and Exploitation

6720 Reports Involving Children in DFPS Conservatorship

6730 Assessment of Specific Scenarios for PI Facility

6731 Client-to-Client Sexual Contact

6732 Client-to-Client Aggression

6733 Injuries of Unknown Origin

6734 Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection

6735 Sexual Activity between a Facility Employee and Former Client

6740 Incidents that Occurred in the Past

6741 Past Allegations Related to a Former Client of the Facility

6742 Past Allegations Related to a Client Who Is Deceased

6743 Past Allegations Related to a Client Who Was a Child at the Time of Incident

6750 Contracted Services Outside the Facility (Such as Dayhabs)

6751 Choosing the Resource When There Are Multiple Clients

6760 Death of a Client

6770 Suicidal Callers in Certain Facilities

6800 Special Program or Agency Jurisdictional Topics

6810 Facilities Not Investigated by PI Facility

6820 Group Homes, Boarding Homes, IMPACT, and the LTCR Search

6830 Dual Jurisdiction between PI Facility and HHSC LTCR or HHSC HCFR

6840 Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Settings

6841 HCS Group Homes

6842 HCS Services in the Client’s Own Home

6843 Host Home/Companion Home (Formerly Called HCS Foster Care)

6844 Child or Youth in DFPS Conservatorship in an HCS Setting

6844.1 Child or Youth Lives in an HCS Group Home

6844.2 Child or Youth Lives in an HCS Host Home/Companion Home

6850 Incidents Off the Grounds of the Facility

6860 Incidents at the Facility Involving Visitors

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