Proposes to restrict the reasons that a provider can deny placement to a child with disabilities or special needs.
Learn moreRemoves the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses. (Senate Companion SB 751, Pete Flores)
Learn moreProposes to restrict the reasons that a provider can deny placement to a child with disabilities or special needs.
Learn moreProposes to allow relative or other designated caregivers to elect to receive the full daily foster care payment, regardless of licensure or verification.
Learn moreProposes to narrow the population of newly-removed children that receive an initial medical exam.
Learn moreAllows health professionals licensed and in good standing in other states to register in Texas and provide telehealth/telemedicine services.
Learn moreProposes to extend permanency care assistance payments until age 21.
Learn moreProposes new procedures for investigations and removal proceedings.
Learn moreAllows parents to choose their own services under certain criteria and requires that DFPS reimburse the cost.
Learn moreDisallows HHSC, DFPS, or CPA from asking a foster home about weapons in the home. (Senate Companion SB 1165, Brian Birdwell)
Learn moreAdds additional providers (LMSW, LPCA, LMFT) that can bill Medicaid for counseling services. (Senate Companion SB 2132, Borris Miles)
Learn moreComprehensive third party review and of minimum standards, contract requirements, and rules for providers and recommendations for reducing unnecessary oversight. (Senate Companion SB 593, Kevin Sparks)
Learn moreAllows LMSW and LPCA to receive reimbursement for providing services to Medicaid recipients.
Learn moreRequires additional trauma training for DFPS caseworkers, supervisors, and foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and SSCCs and staff.
Learn moreAdds suicide to the definition of preventable death.
Learn moreStatute of limitations changes for certain offenses against children.
Learn moreClarifies liability protection for SSCCs and other contracted child welfare providers. (Senate Companion SB 2022, Charles Perry)
Learn moreTransfers PEI programs to HHSC and creates a “Continuum of care” for family services. (House Companion HB 4049, James Frank)
Learn moreMental Health services omnibus bill, including innovation grants for providers.
Learn moreRequires DFPS to establish guidelines in rule for placement of a child in a residential facility where a preventable death has occurred. Also requires HHSC to deny any application if the applicant operated a facility where a preventable death occurred, and commission terminated a contract with the facility as a result of the death.
Learn moreRequires DFPS to establish a counseling and crisis management program for relative or other designated caregivers. (House Companion HB 2481, Josey Garcia)
Learn moreCreates expungement review panel, automatic removal from the registry after 18 years, unless subsequent findings or aggravated circumstances; remove minors from the registry if more than two years have passed since RTB. (House Companion HB 4267, Stephanie Klick)
Learn moreReciprocity for Licensed Professional Counselors in other states. (House Companion HB 2557, Brad Buckley)
Learn moreDisallows the addition of a person to the registry unless a court has made a finding of abuse or neglect, disallows DFPS from making findings. (House Companion HB 4269, Stephanie Klick)
Learn moreClarifies that if a parent is voluntarily undergoing substance use or mental health treatment, that shouldn't be held against them. Also adds that a statement made out of court by a mandatory reporter cannot be used as evidence unless the statement can be independently corroborated.
Learn moreRequires an updated training program for investigators that includes abbreviated investigations, administrative closures, notification of alleged perpetrators righto to record interviews, child placement resources, administrative review timelines, relative placements, dispositions, and risk findings, and much more. (House Companion HB 1289, Elizabeth Campos)
Learn moreLicensure reciprocity with other states for psychologist, psychological assistant, LMFT, LMFTA, LPC.
Learn moreRequires DIR to establish an interagency child protection database with DFPS, HHSC, TEA, TJJD. (House Companion HB 4236, Candy Noble)
Learn moreAllows guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem input on current or prospective RTC placements, court determination on residential placements.
Learn moreAdds pre and post adopt services to SSCC contracts, adds independent living, Adds family preservation service definition and requirement.
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Katie Olse, TACFS CEO, will provide invited testimony. View slides for the testimony here: TACFS HAC Presentation 02.15.23
Jamie McCormick, TACFS VP of Public Affairs and several Alliance members provided invited testimony.
Topics ranged from PEI, the PAL program, family preservation, rate modernization and mental health.
Jamie McCormick (TACFS) and Scott Lundy (Arrow) will provide invited testimony.
Jamie McCormick, TACFS VP of Public Affairs and Andrea Sparks, Director of Government Relations at Buckner International provided invited testimony in support of HB 1517. Several Alliance members also provided letters to the committee in support of the bill.