SECTION 353.311. Additional Requirements for Day Treatment Programs

(a) Day treatment programs are designed for clients who require substance use disorder services on a daily basis but who do not require the more structured environment of residential treatment to maintain sobriety.

(b) Day treatment programs shall:

(1) have written procedures addressing notification of parents or guardians in the event the client leaves the site of the day treatment program without authorization;

(2) have written procedures addressing the process for daily admission and release of clients;

(3) provide each client, within three school days of admission, access to education approved by the Texas Education Agency;

(4) provide each client at least 15 hours of substance use disorder services per week, including at least:

(A) one hour of individual counseling; and

(B) 14 hours of additional substance use disorder treatment, counseling, substance use disorder education, life skills training, coping skills training, and/or relapse prevention education. Attendance in school may not be counted toward this requirement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §353.311 adopted to be effective October 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 6408