Sec. 534.108. STANDARDS OF CARE. (a) The executive commissioner shall develop standards of care for the services provided by a local intellectual and developmental disability authority and its subcontractors under this subchapter.
(b) The standards must be designed to ensure that the quality of community-based intellectual disability services is consistent with the quality of care available in department facilities.
(c) In conjunction with local intellectual and developmental disability authorities, the executive commissioner shall review the standards biennially to determine if each standard is necessary to ensure the quality of care.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability
Chapter 534 - Community Services
Subchapter B. -1. Community-Based Intellectual Disability Services
Section 534.102. Rules and Standards
Section 534.103. Required Community-Based Intellectual Disability Services
Section 534.104. Joint Discharge Planning
Section 534.105. Designation of Provider
Section 534.106. Contracts for Certain Community Services
Section 534.107. Coordination of Activities
Section 534.1075. Respite Care
Section 534.108. Standards of Care
Section 534.109. Contract Compliance for Local Authorities
Section 534.110. Program and Service Monitoring and Review of Local Authorities
Section 534.111. Coordinated Program Audits of Local Authorities
Section 534.112. Financial Audits of Local Authorities
Section 534.113. Additional Financial Audit Activity
Section 534.114. Program and Service Monitoring and Review of Certain Community Services
Section 534.115. Peer Review Organization
Section 534.116. Contract Renewal
Section 534.117. Renewal of Certain Contracts for Community Services
Section 534.118. Local Match Requirement
Section 534.119. Fee Collection Policy
Section 534.120. Notice of Denial, Reduction, or Termination of Services
Section 534.122. Criteria for Providing Funds for Start-Up Costs