Texas Health and Safety Code 461A.055 – Reporting of Children Involved in Substance Abuse or From Family Involved in Substance Abuse
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(a) The department in the context of mental health services, the commission, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall:
(1) attempt to determine whether a child under the agency’s jurisdiction is involved in substance abuse or is from a substance-abusing family;
(2) record its determination in the case record of the child; and
(3) record the information for statistical reporting purposes.
(b) The agencies shall revise their assessment forms, as needed, to include a determination under this section.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 461A.055
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) The department shall coordinate the efforts of the agencies described by Subsection (a) in complying with this section.