Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
Section 265.151. Requirements for Programs and Practices on Evidence-Based Spectrum

Sec. 265.151. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES ON EVIDENCE-BASED SPECTRUM. (a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.
(b) An evidence-based program or practice is a program or practice that:
(1) is research-based and grounded in relevant, empirical knowledge and program-determined outcomes;
(2) has comprehensive standards ensuring the highest quality service delivery with continuous improvement in the quality of service delivery;
(3) has demonstrated significant positive outcomes;
(4) has been evaluated by at least one rigorous, random, controlled research trial across heterogeneous populations or communities with research results that have been published in a peer-reviewed journal;
(5) substantially complies with a program or practice manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of the program or practice services;
(6) employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual relevant professional development opportunities to the staff; and
(7) is associated with an organization in this state, a national organization, an institution of higher education, or a national or state public health institute.
(c) A promising program or practice is a program or practice that:
(1) has an active impact evaluation of the program or practice or demonstrates a schedule for implementing an active impact evaluation of the program or practice;
(2) has been evaluated by at least one outcome-based study demonstrating effectiveness or random, controlled trial in a homogeneous sample;
(3) substantially complies with a program or practice manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of the program or practice services;
(4) employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual relevant professional development opportunities to the staff; and
(5) is research-based and grounded in relevant, empirical knowledge and program- or practice-determined outcomes.
(d) An evidence-informed program or practice is a program or practice that:
(1) combines well-researched interventions with clinical experience and ethics, and client preferences and culture, to guide and inform the delivery of treatments and services;
(2) has an active impact evaluation of the program or practice or demonstrates a schedule for implementing an active impact evaluation of the program or practice;
(3) substantially complies with a program or practice manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcome, duration, and frequency of the program or practice services; and
(4) employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual relevant professional development opportunities to the staff.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Redesignated from Family Code, Section 265.101 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(9), eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 452), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.

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