Texas Health and Safety Code 593.013 – Interdisciplinary Team Recommendation
(a) Except as provided by § 593.0511, a person may not be admitted or committed to a residential care facility unless an interdisciplinary team recommends that placement.
(b) An interdisciplinary team shall:
(1) interview the person with an intellectual disability, the person’s parent if the person is a minor, and the person’s guardian;
(2) review the person’s:
(A) social and medical history;
(B) medical assessment, which shall include an audiological, neurological, and vision screening;
(C) psychological and social assessment; and
(D) determination of adaptive behavior level;
(3) determine the person’s need for additional assessments, including educational and vocational assessments;
(4) obtain any additional assessment necessary to plan services;
(5) identify the person’s habilitation and service preferences and needs; and
(6) recommend services to address the person’s needs that consider the person’s preferences.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 593.013
- 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.
- 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
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The interdisciplinary team shall give the person, the person’s parent if the person is a minor, and the person’s guardian an opportunity to participate in team meetings.
(d) The interdisciplinary team may use a previous assessment, social history, or other relevant record from a school district, public or private agency, or appropriate professional if the interdisciplinary team determines that the assessment, social history, or record is valid.
(e) The interdisciplinary team shall prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations that is signed by each team member and shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the person, the person’s parent if the person is a minor, and the person’s guardian.
(f) If the court has ordered the interdisciplinary team report and recommendations under § 593.041, the team shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the court, the person with an intellectual disability or the person’s legal representative, the person’s parent if the person is a minor, and the person’s guardian.