Section 42.257 - Evaluation of Placements(a) A general residential operation that considers accepting a child's placement with the operation shall evaluate the proposed placement on the following criteria: (1) whether the child meets the operation's admission criteria;(2) whether the child would benefit from the treatment model implemented at the operation; and(3) whether the operation has the staff and resources to meet the child's needs considering the other children at the operation and the other children's needs.(b) A general residential operation shall ensure that the evaluation under Subsection (a) does not delay the timely placement of a child.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.257
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 621,Sec. 24, eff. 6/14/2021.