Section 700.518 - What is Tier I: Emergency Emotional Support & Assessment Center Package?(a) A trauma-informed facility, that in addition to providing a child's basic living needs, has a formal emotional support and assessment program that specializes in providing time-limited services to support the custom needs of 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 present as: (1) New to care, or transitioning from an unpaid placement, with suspected but unconfirmed, or confirmed behavioral health need(s); or(2) Transitioning after a stay in a psychiatric hospital; or(3) Returning to foster care after an unauthorized absence, or unauthorized placement, with a suspected but unconfirmed, or confirmed behavioral health need(s); or(4) Transitioning based on a recent, un-planned disruption in placement, where a suspected but unconfirmed, or confirmed behavioral health need(s) was a factor contributing to the disruption.(b) This Service Package is designed to offer temporary, facility-based care, complex care coordination and case management, and therapeutic/skill-building services for youth and young adults based on their individual strengths and needs, and in accordance with their customized Service Plan and permanency goal.(c) The Operation and Direct Care Staff must be Credentialed to provide Tier I: Emergency Emotional Support & Assessment Center 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 § 700.518
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 51, December 20, 2024, TexReg 10391, eff. 12/22/2024