26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.804 - Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management
(a) A facility will perform a Capacity
Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management for persons who will be
referred to a court for guardianship if the person:
(1) is elderly, which is defined as a person
60 years of age or older; or
(2)
has mental retardation or a developmental disability; or
(3) is suspected of being a person with
mental retardation or a developmental disability.
(b) The assessment will be completed when:
(1) a facility determines that a guardian of
the estate, or the person, or both, may be appropriate and a referral to a
court for guardianship is anticipated; or
(2) requested to do so by a court.
(c) The facility will use the
Capacity Assessment for Self Care and Financial Management instrument developed
by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
(d) The Capacity Assessment for Self Care and
Financial Management will be performed by the facility social worker, with
assistance from other professionals as requested by the social
worker.
Notes
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