Texas Health and Safety Code 593.022 – Admission to Voluntary Intellectual Disability Services
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(a) An eligible person who applies for intellectual disability services may be admitted as soon as appropriate services are available.
(b) The department facility or community center shall develop a plan for appropriate programs or placement in programs or facilities approved or operated by the department.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 593.022
- 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
(c) The programs or placement must be suited to the needs of the proposed client and consistent with the rights guaranteed by Chapter 592.
(d) The proposed client, the parent if the client is a minor, and the client’s guardian shall be encouraged and permitted to participate in the development of the planned programs or placement.