Licensing Policy and Procedure Handbook Revision July 2012
This revision of the Licensing Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on July 1, 2012. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Deficiencies Reported by Another Entity
CPA and RTC Enforcement Team Conferences
Documentation of Operating Status Effective Date in CLASS
Deficiencies Reported by Another Entity
Item 4145 is revised to:
• reflect recent changes in the minimum standards; and
• clarify and reorganize the content.
Item 4145.1 is added to comply with Texas Human Resources Code §42.04431, which requires CCL to investigate when a municipal or county fire inspector reports deficiencies in a child day care operation. The law became effective on September 1, 2011.
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Licensing is updating the 4000 section of the handbook to include policy and procedures for providing and documenting technical assistance and using the Technical Assistance Library.
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4146 Technical Assistance
4146.1 Providing Technical Assistance
4146.2 Documenting Technical Assistance
Definitions of Terms
Cross-references to the new content have been added to the following items:
3243.1 If the Application Is Incomplete or Contains Errors
3340 Evaluating During the Initial License Period
4331 Developing a Provider Plan of Action
CPA and RTC Enforcement Team Conferences
The items below are revised or added to:
• clarify expectations for CPA enforcement team meeting formats;
• add a section in the handbook for monitoring policies specific to general residential operations; and
• outline requirements for enforcement team conferences for RTCs (general residential operations providing residential treatment services).
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4421 Enforcement Team Conferences for Child-Placing Agencies
4421.1 Frequency and Scheduling Enforcement Team Conferences for a CPA
4421.11 Individual Branch Reviews
4421.12 Closed Branch Offices
4421.2 Requirements of an Enforcement Team Conference for a CPA
4421.3 Conference Participants and Duties for the CPA Enforcement Team Conference
4421.31 Responsibilities of the Monitoring Supervisor for the CPA’s Main Office
4421.32 Responsibilities of the CPA Main Office Inspector
4421.33 Responsibilities of the Monitoring Supervisor and Inspector of a CPA Branch Office
4421.34 Responsibilities of an Investigation Supervisor
4440 Monitoring General Residential Operations
4441 Enforcement Team Conferences for General Residential Operations Licensed to Provide Residential Treatment Services
4441.1 Frequency of Enforcement Team Conferences for an RTC
4441.2 Requirements of an Enforcement Team Conference for an RTC
4441.3 Conference Participants and Duties for the RTC Enforcement Team Conference
4441.31 Responsibilities of the Monitoring Supervisor
4441.32 Responsibilities of the Inspector
4441.33 Responsibilities of an Investigation Supervisor
Documentation of Operating Status Effective Date in CLASS
The items below are revised to provide clear procedures for entering the effective date for operating status changes in CLASS.
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7335 Documenting Granted Voluntary Suspensions
7337 Reopening the Operation
7633.9 Update Operating Status
7637 Emergency Suspension and Closure
7637.8 Update Operating Status
7810 Automatic Suspensions
7812 Ending the Automatic Suspension
7820 Automatic Revocations