Section 526.0554 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Types Of Home Visiting Programs(a) A home visiting program is classified as either an evidence-based program or a promising practice program.(b) An evidence-based program is a home visiting program that: (1) is research-based and grounded in relevant, empirically based knowledge and program-determined outcomes;(2) is associated with a national organization, institution of higher education, or national or state public health institute;(3) has comprehensive standards that ensure high-quality service delivery and continuously improving quality;(4) has demonstrated significant positive short-term and long-term outcomes;(5) has been evaluated by at least one rigorous randomized controlled research trial across heterogeneous populations or communities, the results of at least one of which have been published in a peer-reviewed journal;(6) follows with fidelity a program manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of the services that constitute the program;(7) employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual relevant professional development opportunities;(8) demonstrates strong links to other community-based services; and(9) ensures compliance with home visiting standards.(c) A promising practice program is a home visiting program that: (1) has an active impact evaluation program or can demonstrate a timeline for implementing an active impact evaluation program;(2) has been evaluated by at least one outcome-based study demonstrating effectiveness or a randomized controlled trial in a homogeneous sample;(3) follows with fidelity a program manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of the services that constitute the program;(4) employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual relevant professional development opportunities;(5) demonstrates strong links to other community-based services; and(6) ensures compliance with home visiting standards. (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.983.)Tex. Gov't. Code § 526.0554
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2025.