Texas Health and Safety Code 248A.151 – Admission Criteria for Minor Client; Adult Accompaniment
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(a) A center may not admit a minor client to the center unless:
(1) the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;
(2) the minor’s prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;
(3) the minor’s parent or legal guardian consents to the minor’s admission to the center; and
(4) the admission is voluntary based on the parent’s or legal guardian’s preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.
(b) An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 248A.151
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(c) A minor client’s parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator is not required to accompany the client when:
(1) the client receives services in the center, including therapy services delivered in the center but billed separately; or
(2) the center transports or provides for the transport of the client to and from the center.