SECTION 307.113. Policies and Procedures

A provider must develop and implement written policies and procedures:

(1) describing eligibility, intake and assessment, and treatment planning as described in §416.86 of this subchapter (relating to Treatment Planning), and transition and discharge processes to include coordination and continuity of care planning with an LMHA, LBHA, or LIDDA, or an LMHA, LBHA, or LIDDA subcontractor;

(2) describing how an individual is assessed for:

(A) suicidality and homicidality;

(B) the degree of suicidality and homicidality; and

(C) the development of an individualized suicide and homicide prevention plan;

(3) outlining a provider staff member's ability to monitor and report to the court an individual's restoration to competency status and readiness for return to court as specified in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 46B.079; and

(4) addressing how a provider staff member ensures ongoing care, treatment, and overall therapeutic environment during evenings and weekends, including behavioral health crisis or physical health crisis consistent with §412.321(a) and (e) of this title (relating to Crisis Services).

Source Note: The provisions of this §307.113 adopted to be effective August 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 5091; transferred effective February 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register January 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 470