SECTION 749.1321. With whom do I share the initial service plan?

(a) You must give a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the:

(1) Child, when appropriate. At a minimum, you must give a copy or summary of the plan to a child 14 years of age or older, unless there is justification for not providing the plan;

(2) Child’s parents; and

(3) Child’s caregivers.

(b) If you provide a copy or summary of the initial service plan to a child:

(1) The child must review the plan;

(2) The child must sign the plan, or you must document the child's refusal to sign it; and

(3) You must document if the child disagrees with the plan.

(c) If you do not provide a copy or summary of the initial service plan to a child, you must document your justification for not sharing the plan in the child's record.

(d) You must document in the child's record that you provided a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the child's parents.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1321 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 746; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 99449; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909