SECTION 749.1151. What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?

(a) You must ensure that the child has a medical examination by a health-care professional within 30 days after the date of admission. This exam is not required if you have documentation that the child has had a medical examination within the past year, including documentation in the child's health passport if the child is in the department's conservatorship.

(b) If you admit a child with primary medical needs, you must provide the child with a medical examination by a health-care professional within seven days before or three days after admission.

(c) If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, a health-care professional must examine the child immediately.

(d) The reports and findings of any medical examination must be documented in the child's record according to §749.1401(b) and (c) of this title (relating to What general medical requirements must my agency meet?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1151 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909