SECTION 361.69. Quality Assurance Plan

(a) A contractor must develop a quality assurance plan that describes the contractor's system of self-monitoring to ensure:

(1) consistency and quality of care provided to wards of the guardianship program; and

(2) compliance with:

(A) the Texas Estates Code;

(B) other requirements imposed by the courts; and

(C) the guardianship provider handbook, other program policies, rules, and standards.

(b) A contractor must make a copy of its quality assurance plan available to DADS contract monitoring staff at the request of DADS staff and before an annual contract monitoring review.

(c) A contractor must review its quality assurance plan annually and update it as necessary. The contractor must provide a copy of an updated plan to the DADS contract manager if the plan is updated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §361.69 adopted to be effective September 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6797; amended to be effective February 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 609; transferred effective March 15, 2022, as published in the February 25, 2022 issue of the Texas Register, 47 TexReg 983