Section 749.1151 - What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?(a) You must ensure that the child has a medical examination by a health-care professional within 30 days after the date of admission. This exam is not required if you have documentation that the child has had a medical examination within the past year, including documentation in the child's health passport if the child is in the department's conservatorship.(b) If you admit a child with primary medical needs, you must provide the child with a medical examination by a health-care professional within seven days before or three days after admission.(c) If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, a health-care professional must examine the child immediately.(d) The reports and findings of any medical examination must be documented in the child's record according to § 749.1401(b) and (c) of Title 40 (relating to What general medical requirements must my agency meet?).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1151
The provisions of this §749.1151 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909