Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.107
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§ 62.107. NOTICE OF CERTAIN PLACEMENTS IN JUVENILE FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Custodian" and "guardian" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.
(2) "Juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.106.
(b) A juvenile facility may notify the commission on the placement in the facility of a child who is enrolled in the child health plan.
(c) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means as soon as possible, but not later than the 30th day, after the date of the child's placement.
(d) A juvenile facility may notify the commission of the release of a child who, immediately before the child's placement in the facility, was enrolled in the child health plan.
(e) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means not later than 48 hours after the child's release from the facility.
(f) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), at the time of the child's release, the facility shall provide the child's guardian or custodian, as appropriate, with a written copy of the notice and a telephone number at which the commission may be contacted regarding confirmation of or assistance relating to reinstatement of the child's eligibility for health benefits coverage under the child health plan.
(g) The commission shall establish a means by which a juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, may determine whether a child placed in the facility is or was, as appropriate, enrolled in the child health plan for purposes of this section.
(h) A juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from a failure to comply with this section.
(1) "Custodian" and "guardian" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.
(2) "Juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.106.
(b) A juvenile facility may notify the commission on the placement in the facility of a child who is enrolled in the child health plan.
(c) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means as soon as possible, but not later than the 30th day, after the date of the child's placement.
(d) A juvenile facility may notify the commission of the release of a child who, immediately before the child's placement in the facility, was enrolled in the child health plan.
(e) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means not later than 48 hours after the child's release from the facility.
(f) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), at the time of the child's release, the facility shall provide the child's guardian or custodian, as appropriate, with a written copy of the notice and a telephone number at which the commission may be contacted regarding confirmation of or assistance relating to reinstatement of the child's eligibility for health benefits coverage under the child health plan.
(g) The commission shall establish a means by which a juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, may determine whether a child placed in the facility is or was, as appropriate, enrolled in the child health plan for purposes of this section.
(h) A juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from a failure to comply with this section.
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