26 Tex. Admin. Code § 356.2101 - Nonresidential Center Services
(a) A center must provide
access to the following services directly, by referral, or through formal arrangements with other agencies, and have written procedures regarding
these services as described in this subchapter:
(1) 24-hour-a-day shelter;
(2) a crisis call hotline available 24 hours a day, in compliance with §
356.2008 and §356.2034 of this
subchapter (relating to Access to Services for People with Limited English Proficiency and Access to Services for People with a
Disability);
(3) emergency medical care;
(4) crisis and
intervention services, including understanding and support, information, education, referrals, and other resource assistance;
(5) emergency transportation;
(6) advocacy focused on:
(A) economic and housing stability;
(B) physical, behavioral, and
mental health;
(C) the needs of children who are victims and the children of victims; and
(D) the civil and criminal legal systems, including identifying individual needs, legal rights and legal options,
and providing support and accompaniment in pursuing those options;
(7) ongoing safety planning
services in collaboration with the self-stated priorities and needs of the victim of family violence;
(8)
community education regarding family violence and family violence prevention efforts;
(9) counseling
services; and
(10) peer support services led by victims of family violence, including activities and
other efforts that facilitate connections and the creation of community among victims of family violence.
(b) All services must be provided under a voluntary and trauma-informed service model as described in
§356.2035 of this subchapter (relating to the Service Model).
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The center must provide, at a minimum, access to the following services directly, by referral or through formal arrangements with other agencies, and have written procedures regarding these services as described in this subchapter:
(1) 24-hour-a-day shelter;
(2) a crisis call hotline available 24 hours a day;
(3) emergency medical care ;
(4) intervention services , including safety planning, understanding and support, information, education, referrals, resource assistance and developing individual service plans;
(5) emergency transportation ;
(6) legal assistance in the civil and criminal justice systems, including identifying individual needs, legal rights and legal options and providing support and accompaniment in pursuing those options;
(7) information about educational arrangements for children;
(8) information about training for and seeking employment; and
(9) a referral system to existing community services .