Section 700.503 - What is the Short-Term Assessment Support Services Package?(a) A trauma-informed foster home that in addition to providing a child's basic living needs, provides short-term coordination of comprehensive assessments and evaluations for children, youth, and young adults who are in need of further assessment(s) and evaluation (s) to identify an appropriate Service Package and subsequent placement, who may present as: (1) New to care, or transitioning from an unpaid placement, and where more information is needed to understand the child's custom service need(s); or(2) Returning to foster care after an unauthorized absence or unauthorized placement; or(3) Transitioning based on a recent, un-planned, disruption in placement.(b) This Service Package is designed to offer community-based care, assessment, and treatment services for children, youth and young adults based on their individual strengths and needs, and in accordance with their customized Service Plan and permanency goal. This Service Package is not eligible for Add-On Services and is time-limited.(c) Child Placing Agency and Foster Family Home Caregivers must be Credentialed to provide the Short-Term Assessment Support Services in accordance with the guidelines and requirements as defined by the Department of Family and Protective Services pursuant to Chapter 40 of the Texas Human Resources Code.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.503
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 51, December 20, 2024, TexReg 10391, eff. 12/22/2024