Sec. 534.058. STANDARDS OF CARE

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(a) The department shall develop standards of care for the services provided by a local mental health or mental retardation authority and its subcontractors under this subchapter.
(b) The standards must be designed to ensure that the quality of the community-based services is consistent with the quality of care available in department facilities.
(c) In conjunction with local mental health or mental retardation authorities, the department shall review the standards biennially to determine if each standard is necessary to ensure the quality of care.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.34, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

                    
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