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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 461A.055

REPORTING OF CHILDREN INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR FROM FAMILY INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1158, eff

(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.

(c) The department shall coordinate the efforts of the agencies described by Subsection (a) in complying with this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.