Sec. 594.019. ALTERNATIVE SERVICES


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  • (a) The department shall provide appropriate alternative or follow-up supportive services consistent with available resources by agreement among the department, the mental retardation authority in the area in which the client will reside, and the client, parent of a client who is a minor, or guardian of the person. The services shall be consistent with the rights guaranteed in Chapter 592.

    (b) Placement in a residential care facility, other than by transfer from another residential care facility, may be made only as provided by Subchapters B and C, Chapter 593.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.