Texas Family Code 264.406 – Multidisciplinary Team
(a) A center’s multidisciplinary team must include employees of the participating agencies described by § 264.403(a).
(b) A representative of any other entity may participate in the multidisciplinary team response as provided by the multidisciplinary team working protocol adopted under § 264.4031 if:
(1) the entity participates in or provides the following:
(A) child abuse or neglect investigations;
(B) abuse or neglect investigations involving persons with a disability;
(C) services to alleged child abuse or neglect victims; or
(D) services to alleged victims who are persons with a disability;
(2) the center and the participating agencies agree in writing to the entity’s participation; and
(3) the entity signs the memorandum of understanding executed under § 264.403 and the working protocol adopted under § 264.4031.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 264.406
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A multidisciplinary team shall be actively involved in the following multidisciplinary team response:
(1) coordinating the actions of the participating agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of cases and the delivery of services to alleged abuse or neglect victims and the victims’ families; and
(2) conducting at regularly scheduled intervals multidisciplinary review of appropriate abuse or neglect cases as provided by the working protocol adopted under § 264.4031.
(d) A multidisciplinary team may review an abuse or neglect case in which the alleged perpetrator is not a person responsible for a child’s care, custody, or welfare.
(e) A multidisciplinary team member is authorized to share with and receive from other multidisciplinary team members information made confidential by Chapter 552, Government Code, § 40.005 or 48.101, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201 or 264.408 of this code when acting in the member’s official capacity as an employee of a participating agency described by § 264.403(a) or of another entity described by Subsection (b).