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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 12. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 1001. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
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Subchapter F. TEXAS MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE RESOURCES AND EDUCATION SYSTEM (MEDCARES) |
Sec. 1001.152. USE OF GRANT
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A grant awarded under this subchapter may be used to support:
(1) comprehensive medical evaluations, psychosocial assessments, treatment services, and written and photographic documentation of abuse;
(2) education and training for health professionals, including physicians, medical students, resident physicians, child abuse fellows, and nurses, relating to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
(3) education and training for community agencies involved with child abuse and neglect, law enforcement officials, child protective services staff, and children's advocacy centers involved with child abuse and neglect;
(4) medical case reviews and consultations and testimony regarding those reviews and consultations;
(5) research, data collection, and quality assurance activities, including the development of evidence-based guidelines and protocols for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
(6) the use of telemedicine and other means to extend services from regional programs into underserved areas; and
(7) other necessary activities, services, supplies, facilities, and equipment as determined by the department.