Texas § HS.534.104 - JOINT DISCHARGE PLANNING
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§ HS.534.104. JOINT DISCHARGE PLANNING
JOINT DISCHARGE PLANNING. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt, and the department shall enforce, rules that require continuity of services and planning for client care between department facilities and local intellectual and developmental disability authorities. (b) At a minimum, the rules must require joint discharge planning between a department facility and a local intellectual and developmental disability authority before a facility discharges a client or places the client on an extended furlough with an intent to discharge. (c) The local intellectual and developmental disability authority shall plan with the department facility and determine the appropriate community services for the client. (d) The local intellectual and developmental disability authority shall arrange for the provision of the services if department funds are to be used and may subcontract with or make a referral to a local agency or entity. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.802, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.533, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.534.104 ("JOINT DISCHARGE PLANNING") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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