Section 248A.151 - Admission Criteria for Minor Client; Adult Accompaniment(a) A center may not admit a minor client to the center unless: (1) the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;(2) the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;(3) the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to the minor's admission to the center; and(4) the admission is voluntary based on the parent's or legal guardian's preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.(b) An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.(c) A minor client's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator is not required to accompany the client when: (1) the client receives services in the center, including therapy services delivered in the center but billed separately; or(2) the center transports or provides for the transport of the client to and from the center.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.151
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 557,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 557,Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2015.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1168,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.