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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for transportation services as required under Section 248A.101(b)(9). In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner:
(1) shall authorize a center to determine:
(A) in coordination with a minor client's parent, guardian, or other legally authorized representative, the schedule of transportation services; and
(B) in coordination with the client's prescribing physician, the necessary type of provider who must be present during transportation;
(2) shall permit a minor client's parent, guardian, or other legally authorized representative to decline a center's transportation services entirely or only on a specific date; and
(3) may not:
(A) require a plan of care or physician's order to document a client's need for transportation services to access a center's services; or
(B) consider transportation services as nursing services included in a client's plan of care.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 248A.1015. Transportation Standards - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-248a-1015/
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