Texas Health And Safety Code § 248a.151 Admission Criteria For Minor Client; Adult Accompaniment

Sec. 248A.151. ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR MINOR CLIENT; ADULT ACCOMPANIMENT. (a) A center may not admit a minor client to the center unless:

(1) the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;

(2) the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;

(3) the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to the minor's admission to the center; and

(4) the admission is voluntary based on the parent's or legal guardian's preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.

(b) An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.

(c) A minor client's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator is not required to accompany the client when:

(1) the client receives services in the center, including therapy services delivered in the center but billed separately; or

(2) the center transports or provides for the transport of the client to and from the center.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 2340), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 2340), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.

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