(a) A child-placing agency or general residential operation that contracts with the department to provide services must ensure that the children that are in the managing conservatorship of the department and are placed with the child-placing agency or general residential operation receive a complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment checkup in accordance with the requirements specified in the contract between the child-placing agency or general residential operation and the department.
(b) The commission shall include a provision in a contract with a child-placing agency or general residential operation specifying progressive monetary penalties for the child-placing agency’s or general residential operation’s failure to comply with Subsection (a).

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Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 42.0432

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.