To be eligible for this program, a child must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be in DFPS conservatorship.
• Have had at least one psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months.
• Either be ready for discharge from a psychiatric hospital or at imminent risk of a subsequent psychiatric hospitalization (that is, at risk of having a psychiatric hospitalization again soon).
• Have been determined by the associate commissioner of CPS or the associate commissioner’s designee to be in crisis and in need of acute stabilization.

DFPS Rule, 40 TAC §700.2383External Link

For more details on eligibility requirements, see Eligibility for IPTP Placement in the Foster and Licensed Facility Placements Resource GuidePDF Document.