Section 700.522 - What is Tier I: Human Trafficking Victim/Survivor Treatment Services to Support Community Transition Package?(a) A trauma-informed facility, that in addition to providing a child's basic living needs, has a formal treatment program that specializes in providing and coordinating time-limited services to support the custom needs of children, youth, and young adults who have been determined to be a victim/survivor of sex and/or labor trafficking, and require structured and frequent, on-site, clinical intervention require structured and frequent, on-site therapy and clinical intervention, and complex care coordination and case management services to support and manage day-to-day activities.(b) Children, youth, and young adults qualifying for this service may be determined to be a victim/survivor of trafficking based on one or more of the following criteria: (1) As a result of a criminal prosecution or who is currently alleged to be a victim/survivor of trafficking in a pending criminal investigation or prosecution.(2) Identified by the parent or agency that placed the child, youth, or young adult in the operation as a victim/survivor of trafficking; or(3) Determined by the operation to be a victim/survivor of trafficking based on reasonably reliable criteria, including one or more of the following: (A) The child's own disclosure as a victim/survivor of trafficking;(B) The assessment of a counselor or other professional; or(C) Evidence that the child was recruited, harbored, transported, provided to another person, or obtained for the purpose of forced labor or commercial sexual activity.(c) This Service Package is designed to offer temporary, facility-based care and treatment/recovery 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.(d) The Operation and Direct Care Staff must be Credentialed to provide Tier I: Human Trafficking Victim/Survivor Treatment 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 § 700.522
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 51, December 20, 2024, TexReg 10391, eff. 12/22/2024