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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS |
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Chapter 462. TREATMENT OF CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT PERSONS |
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Subchapter B. VOLUNTARY TREATMENT OR REHABILITATION |
Sec. 462.025. INTAKE, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND ADMISSION
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(a) The commission shall adopt rules governing the voluntary admission of a patient to a treatment facility, including rules governing the intake, screening, and assessment procedures of the admission process.
(b) The rules governing the intake process shall establish minimum standards for:
(1) reviewing a prospective patient's finances and insurance benefits;
(2) explaining to a prospective patient the patient's rights; and
(3) explaining to a prospective patient the facility's services and treatment process.
(b-1) The rules governing the screening process shall establish minimum standards for determining whether a prospective patient presents sufficient signs, symptoms, or behaviors indicating a potential chemical dependency disorder to warrant a more in-depth assessment by a qualified professional. The screening must be reviewed and approved by a qualified professional.
(c) The assessment provided for by the rules may be conducted only by a professional who meets the qualifications prescribed by commission rules.
(d) The rules governing the assessment process shall prescribe:
(1) the types of professionals who may conduct an assessment;
(2) the minimum credentials each type of professional must have to conduct an assessment; and
(3) the type of assessment that professional may conduct.
(e) In accordance with commission rule, a treatment facility shall provide annually a minimum of two hours of inservice training regarding intake and screening for persons who will be conducting an intake or screening for the facility. A person may not conduct intake or screenings without having completed the initial and applicable annual inservice training.
(f) A prospective voluntary patient may not be formally accepted for chemical dependency treatment in a treatment facility unless the facility's administrator or a person designated by the administrator has agreed to accept the prospective patient and has signed a statement to that effect.
(g) An assessment conducted as required by rules adopted under this section does not satisfy a statutory or regulatory requirement for a personal evaluation of a patient or a prospective patient by a qualified professional before admission.
(h) In this section:
(1) "Admission" means the formal acceptance of a prospective patient to a treatment facility.
(2) "Assessment" means the clinical process a treatment facility uses to gather information from a prospective patient, including a medical history and the problem for which the patient is seeking treatment, to determine whether a prospective patient should be admitted.
(3) "Intake" means the administrative process for gathering information about a prospective patient and giving a prospective patient information about the treatment facility and the facility's treatment and services.
(4) "Screening" means the process a treatment facility uses to determine whether a prospective patient presents sufficient signs, symptoms, or behaviors to warrant a more in-depth assessment by a qualified professional.