26 Tex. Admin. Code § 351.9 - Cleft-Craniofacial Services
To assure that clients with cleft lip, cleft palate, or other craniofacial anomalies receive quality, comprehensive services, cleft-craniofacial teams requesting approval from the program must comply with the following standards:
(1) All
cleft-craniofacial surgical procedures are provided within the context and
consultation of a coordinated, comprehensive, interdisciplinary
cleft-craniofacial team and must be prior authorized. Team composition is
consistent with current basic standards of the American Cleft
Palate-Craniofacial Association.
(2) A comprehensive cleft-craniofacial team
will include an operating surgeon, orthodontist, speech-language pathologist,
and at least one additional specialist from otolaryngology, audiology,
pediatrics, genetics, social work, psychology, and general pediatric or
prosthetic dentistry. Adjunct participants may be added as determined by the
cleft-craniofacial team to meet the needs of individual clients.
(3) The cleft-craniofacial surgical
procedures and related cleft-craniofacial team services are provided in
accordance with a client and family-oriented comprehensive treatment plan
jointly developed by the client or family and the cleft-craniofacial team.
(A) A copy of the comprehensive treatment
plan will be given to the family (prior to the surgical procedures), the local
or referring primary care physician, and other collaborative providers, e.g.
local dentist, local speech therapist, case manager, etc. who will be providing
services to the client.
(B) The
plan will include specific services to be provided by the members of the
cleft-craniofacial team, action steps, persons responsible, and
timeframes.
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