26 Tex. Admin. Code § 306.155 - Local Mental Health Authority, Local Behavioral Health Authority, and Continuity of Care Liaison Responsibilities
LMHAs and LBHAs must develop policies and procedures that require:
(1) the LMHA or LBHA to employ
at least one dedicated full-time staff member who is a QMHP-CS or LPHA to act
as the CoC liaison to support continuity of care activities;
(2) a CoC liaison to delegate continuity of
care responsibilities to other continuity of care staff, if
necessary;
(3) a CoC liaison not to
have assigned duties outside of activities supporting continuity of care and
related functions;
(4) an alternate
staff member to act as the CoC liaison in the absence of the person identified
as the primary CoC liaison;
(5)
communication and facilitation of services between the continuity of care team
and parties involved in the individual's care, including:
(A) a mental health peer specialist or a
recovery support peer specialist as described in 1 TAC §
354.3159 (relating to Core and
Supplemental Training); or
(B) a
family partner;
(6)
coordination with other state agencies responsible for the care of a child such
as DFPS, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department;
(7) initiation
of contact with the parties involved in the individual's care at a state
hospital or CPB within three business days after admission;
(8) coordination of post-discharge activities
with local community parties involved in the individual's care, including other
LMHAs, LBHAs, and LIDDAs;
(9) a CoC
liaison to conduct continuity of care activities, including responding to
communications from a facility within three business days after the facility
sent the communication;
(10) the
LMHA or LBHA to provide notification of the CoC liaison's contact information,
including if there is a CoC liaison personnel change, and the CoC liaison's
designated alternate staff member's contact information within three business
days to each facility that has an individual admitted in the LMHA's or LBHA's
care;
(11) a QMHP-CS or LPHA acting
as the CoC liaison to maintain the QMHP-CS' certification as a QMHP-CS or the
LPHA's licensure as an LPHA;
(12)
identification of a process for obtaining services and resources for an
individual, as needed;
(13) LMHA or
LBHA representation by an assigned CoC liaison in treatment team meetings at a
state hospital or CPB as requested by the facility;
(14) the availability of a CoC liaison to
communicate with providers from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on business days,
coordinate coverage to respond to continuity of care service needs 24 hours a
day, and follow up as necessary to ensure continuity of care needs are
met;
(15) monitoring of the number
of individuals who are currently admitted to state hospitals or CPBs and the
number of individuals who are discharged from these facilities;
(16) a CoC liaison to conduct a uniform
assessment, either in person or by audiovisual technology, to ensure a level of
care determination is made within ten business days before discharge;
(17) a CoC liaison ensures all LMHA, LBHA, or
LIDDA appointments are scheduled in advance for needed programs and services to
minimize any disruption in services or support at the time of discharge and
community integration;
(18) LMHA or
LBHA staff to participate in all applicable court proceedings;
(19) LMHA or LBHA staff to participate in the
development of an outpatient management plan for an individual who is on a
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 46C commitment and whom a state
hospital identifies as suitable for outpatient placement; and
(20) a CoC liaison to initiate transition
planning with the receiving LMHA or LBHA when the individual is changing LMHAs
or LBHAs.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.