TX :: Child Protective Services Handbook :: 6100 Overview of Substitute Care :: 6151.2 Child Admitted to an Inpatient Mental Health Facility

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When a child is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility either voluntarily or through a court order, immediately or no later than the next business day the CPS caseworker must notify:

  •   placement staff; and

  •   STAR Health Mental Health Member Services or the child’s Integrated Mental Health Services (IMHS) manager at 1-866-218-8263, if the child is enrolled in STAR Health.

If the child who is admitted to a state hospital appears to have a developmental disability, the caseworker must also notify:

  •   the developmental disability specialist; and

  •   the Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA).


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