Texas Government Code 531.654 – Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women Program: Provider Training
The commission shall require that each provider of program services complete training prescribed by the commission. The training must be trauma-informed and include instruction on:
(1) social services provided by this state and local governments in this state;
(2) community assistance programs, including programs providing:
(A) nutrition and housing assistance;
(B) counseling and parenting services;
(C) substance use disorder treatment; and
(D) domestic violence assistance and shelter;
(3) domestic violence and coercive control dynamics;
(4) methods for explaining and eliciting an eligible recipient’s informed consent to receive:
(A) program services screening; and
(B) any services that may be offered as a result of the screening; and
(5) procedures for:
(A) an eligible recipient to:
(i) decline program services screening; or
(ii) withdraw consent for offered services; and
(B) ensuring that the recipient is not subject to any retaliatory action for declining or discontinuing any screenings or services.