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377.209. Contracts with Local Children's Advocacy Centers.
(a) On the execution of a memorandum of understanding un-
der Texas Family Code 264.403, a local children's advocacy center
may be established by community members and the participating agen-
cies described by Texas Family Code 264.403(a) to serve a county or
two or more contiguous counties in which a center has not been estab-
lished, in accordance with Texas Family Code 264.402.
(b) [(a)] The statewide children's advocacy center organization
with which HHSC contracts under 377.207 of this subchapter (relat-
ing to Contract with Statewide Children's Advocacy Center Organiza-
tion) shall contract [eentracs] with local children's advocacy centers to
establish, maintain, and enhance the services provided by the centers.
(c) [(b)] Eligibility of a Local Children's Advocacy Center to
Contract with the Statewide Organization.
(1) To be eligible to contract with the statewide organiza-
tion under Texas Family Code 264.410, a local children's advocacy
center must:
(A) have a signed memorandum of understanding as
provided by Texas Family Code 264.403;
(B) have a signed working protocol as provided by
Texas Family Code 264.4031;
(C) [(B) ] have [operate under the authority of] a gov-
erning board as provided by Texas Family Code 264.404;
(p) [(C)] have a multidisciplinary team [of persons in-
voved in the iOfestigation or prosecution of hi4d abuse eases, or the
delivery of services] as provided by Texas Family Code 264.406;
(E [(iD) held] regularly convene the multidisciplinary
team shedd ued ease reviews] as provided by Texas Family Code
264.406;
{E) operate in a neutral and physiealy separate spaee
from the day-to-day operations of any public agency partnerA
t(F) have deaeeopedamethod ofstatistiealinformati-
gathering on children reeiving se-vices through the center and share
such statistical information with the statewide children's advocacy cen-
ter organization DFPS and HHSC when requested
f(G) have an in-house volunteer program
(F [(H)] employ an executive director who is
accountable [answerable] to the board of directors of the local chil-
dren's advocacy center and who is not the exclusive salaried employee
of any governmental [public] agency [partner]; and
{f) operate under a working protoel that inc-ludes a
statement ofPJ
[{-} the loeal ehih en's adveeacy center's mission
{{iY each participating agency's role and wommit-
ment to the local children's advocacy center]
f}i the type of eases to be handled by theleealhil-
dren's adveeaey center]
[(ky the leal children's adveacy centers proce-
dure for conducting ease reviews and forensic intenvews, and for
ensuring access to speeiahlzed medical and mental health services;
and
{-(v the loeal ehildren's adveeaey center's pieles
regarding eenfidentiality and eenflcit resolution-}
(G) fulfill the duties required by Texas Family Code
264.405.(2) The statewide children's advocacy center organization
may waive requirements specified in subsection (c)(1) [b)(1)] of this
section if it determines that the waiver will not adversely affect a [the]
local children's advocacy center's ability to carry out its duties under
Texas Family Code 264.405.
(d [(c)] Requirements for Contracts Awarded to Local Chil-
dren's Advocacy Centers by the Statewide Children's Advocacy Center
Organization.
(1) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code 264.410 must not result in reducing the financial support
the local children's advocacy center receives from another source.
(2) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code 264.410 must be enforced through the use of remedies
and in accordance with the procedures provided in the Uniform Grant
Management Standards for Texas (UGMS).
(3) A contract between the statewide children's advocacy
center organization and a local children's advocacy center under Texas
Family Code 264.410 must require the local children's advocacy cen-
ter to comply with the requirements and provisions applicable to lo-
cal children's advocacy centers contained in the contract between the
statewide children's advocacy center organization and HHSC under
Texas Family Code 264.409.
377.211. Operation of Local Children's Advocacy Center and Pro-
gram.
(a) A local children's advocacy center must:
(1) receive, review, and track Department of Family and
Protective Services (DFPS) reports relating to the suspected abuse or
neglect of a child or the death of a child from abuse or neglect to ensure
a consistent, comprehensive approach to all cases that meet the criteria
outlined in the multidisciplinary team working protocol adopted under
Texas Family Code 264.4031;
(2) coordinate the activities of participating agencies relat-
ing to abuse and neglect investigations and delivery of services to al-
leged abuse and neglect victims and their families;
(3) facilitate assessment of alleged abuse or neglect victims
and their families to determine their need for services relating to the
investigation of abuse or neglect and provide needed services; and
(4) comply with the standards adopted under Texas Family
Code 264.409(c).
1(') assess =imtsms of child abuse and their families to de-
termine their need for services relating to the investigation of child
abuse;]
1(2) provide the services needed;}
1(3) provide a facility at which a multidiseiplinary team ap-
pointed under Texas Family Cede 264-406 ean meet to facilitate the
efficient and appropriate disposition of child abuse eases through the
eivil and criminal justice systems; and}
1(4) coordinate the activities of govermmenta1 entities that
are involved with ehild abuse investigations and the delivery ofsen-ces
to ehild abuse victims and their families-}
(b) A local children's advocacy center must provide:
(1) facilitation of a multidisciplinary team response to
abuse or neglect allegations in accordance with Texas Family Code
264.4061;PROPOSED RULES May 8, 2020 45 TexReg 2961
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