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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 E. SERVICES FOR FAMILIES |
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Chapter 51. FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTERS |
Sec. 51.005. CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
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(a) The department shall contract only with public or private nonprofit organizations that fulfill the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The contracts shall require the persons operating a family violence center to:
(1) make a quarterly and an annual financial report on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) cooperate with inspections the department makes to ensure services standards and fiscal responsibility; and
(3) provide, as its primary purpose, services to victims of family violence that include:
(A) 24-hour-a-day shelter, except that a family violence nonresidential center may provide access to a 24-hour-a-day shelter;
(B) a 24-hour-a-day crisis hotline, except that a family violence nonresidential center may provide access to a 24-hour-a-day crisis hotline operated by another organization located in the nonresidential center's service area;
(C) access to emergency medical care;
(D) intervention services, including safety planning, understanding and support, information, education, referrals, and other resource assistance;
(E) access to emergency transportation;
(F) legal assistance in the civil and criminal justice systems, including:
(i) identifying individual needs, legal rights, and legal options; and
(ii) providing support and accompaniment in pursuing those options;
(G) information about educational arrangements for children;
(H) information about training for and seeking employment;
(I) cooperation with criminal justice officials;
(J) community education;
(K) a referral system to existing community services; and
(L) a volunteer recruitment and training program.
(c) The contracts may require the persons operating a family violence center to use intake and case study forms. Forms required shall be developed by the department with consultation as outlined in Section 51.008.