Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 593.013. Requirement of Interdisciplinary Team Recommendation

Sec. 593.013. REQUIREMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM RECOMMENDATION. (a) A person may not be admitted or committed to a residential care facility unless an interdisciplinary team recommends that placement.
(b) An interdisciplinary team shall:
(1) interview the person with an intellectual disability, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian;
(2) review the person's:
(A) social and medical history;
(B) medical assessment, which shall include an audiological, neurological, and vision screening;
(C) psychological and social assessment; and
(D) determination of adaptive behavior level;
(3) determine the person's need for additional assessments, including educational and vocational assessments;
(4) obtain any additional assessment necessary to plan services;
(5) identify the person's habilitation and service preferences and needs; and
(6) recommend services to address the person's needs that consider the person's preferences.
(c) The interdisciplinary team shall give the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian an opportunity to participate in team meetings.
(d) The interdisciplinary team may use a previous assessment, social history, or other relevant record from a school district, public or private agency, or appropriate professional if the interdisciplinary team determines that the assessment, social history, or record is valid.
(e) The interdisciplinary team shall prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations that is signed by each team member and shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.
(f) If the court has ordered the interdisciplinary team report and recommendations under Section 593.041, the team shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the court, the person with an intellectual disability or the person's legal representative, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1432, eff. April 2, 2015.