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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Subchapter C. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT |
Sec. 40.0524. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS
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(a) To the extent possible, the department shall establish multidisciplinary teams to provide services relating to a report of child abuse or neglect. A multidisciplinary team shall include professionals in parent education and in each professional discipline necessary to provide comprehensive medical and psychological services to a child who is the subject of a report and to members of the child's household.
(b) Members of a multidisciplinary team may exchange information relating to a report of child abuse or neglect as necessary to facilitate a thorough investigation of the report. The department may adopt rules governing the exchange of information between team members.
(c) A multidisciplinary team established under this section shall coordinate services provided by the department to a child and to members of the child's household with services available from other sources, including public and private agencies in the community. The goal of the multidisciplinary team is to provide the greatest range of services possible without duplication of effort.
(d) The department shall establish a process by which members of a multidisciplinary team are involved in the department's development and implementation of procedures relating to coordination of the department's child abuse or neglect services with services provided by other public and private agencies.