Handbook Revision, July 15, 2021
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on July 15, 2021. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Review and Revision of APS Chapter of SWI Handbook (PATS 13457)
The entire APS chapter of the SWI handbook (Chapter 5000) has been reviewed and revised for clarity, continuity, and completeness. The new organizational structure matches that of other SWI handbook chapters that have already been revised.
See the table below documenting the new policy locations.
Old Section Number |
New Section Number or Location |
|---|---|
SWI Handbook: 5000 Adult Protective Services In-Home (APS) |
SWI Handbook: Adult Protective Services (APS) |
5000 Adult Protective Services In-Home (APS) |
5000 Adult Protective Services (APS) |
5100 APS In-Home Eligibility Criteria |
5000 Adult Protective Services (APS) |
5110 Definitions |
5000 Adult Protective Services (APS) |
5120 Determination of Eligibility |
5000 Adult Protective Services (APS) 5221 Alleged Victim (VC) |
5121 Substantial Impairment |
5100 Substantial Impairment 5110 Inability to Live Independently or Provide Self-Care |
5122 People Who Are Automatically Eligible |
5100 Substantial Impairment |
5123 Disability Payments |
5120 Substantial Impairment and Disability Payments |
5124 Chronic Substance Abuse and APS In-Home Eligibility |
5130 Substantial Impairment and Chronic Substance Abuse |
5200 APS In-Home Perpetrators |
5222 Alleged Victim Perpetrator (VP) 5223 Alleged Perpetrator (AP) 5223.1 Unknown Perpetrators 5223.2 Caretaker 5223.4 Paid Caretaker as Perpetrators 5223.4 Family Member 5223.5 Ongoing Relationships 5223.6 Children as Perpetrators 5223.7 Alleged Perpetrator No Longer Has Access to the Alleged Victim 5223.8 HHSC Guardianship Employee is the Alleged Perpetrator |
5210 Determining In-Home or Provider Jurisdiction Based on Payment Source |
5720 Determining Jurisdiction Based on Payment Source |
5220 HHSC Guardianship Employee is the Alleged Perpetrator |
5223.8 HHSC Guardianship Employee is the Alleged Perpetrator |
5230 Children as Perpetrators in an APS In-Home Intake |
5223.6 Children as Perpetrators |
5240 Alleged Perpetrator Access to Client |
5223.7 Alleged Perpetrator No Longer Has Access to the Alleged Victim |
5300 Allegations That APS In-Home Investigates |
5300 APS Allegations 5310 Abuse Allegations 5320 Neglect Allegations 5330 Financial Exploitation (EXPL) |
5310 Physical Abuse (PHAB) |
5311 Physical Abuse (PHAB) |
5311 Determining Physical Abuse in APS In-Home Reports |
5310 Abuse Allegations 5311 Physical Abuse (PHAB) |
5320 Neglect (PHNG, MDNG, MHNG) |
5320 Neglect Allegations |
5321 Types of Neglect |
5320 Neglect Allegations 5321 Physical Neglect (PHNG) 5322 Medical Neglect (MDNG) |
5330 Sexual Abuse (SXAB) |
5313 Sexual Abuse (SXAB) |
5331 Determining Sexual Abuse in APS In-Home Reports |
5310 Abuse Allegations 5313 Sexual Abuse (SXAB) |
5340 Emotional Abuse (EMAB) |
5312 Emotional or Verbal Abuse (EMAB) |
5341 Determining Emotional or Verbal Abuse in APS In-Home Reports |
5310 Abuse Allegations 5312 Emotional or Verbal Abuse (EMAB) |
5350 Financial Exploitation (EXPL) |
5330 Financial Exploitation (EXPL) |
5351 Determining Financial Exploitation in APS Reports |
5330 Financial Exploitation (EXPL) 5620 Reports from the Fraud Units of Financial Institutions |
5360 Death Caused by Abuse or Neglect |
5630 Death Caused by Abuse or Neglect |
5400 APS In-Home Priorities |
5400 APS Priorities 5410 Priority 1 (P1) 5420 Priority 2 (P2) 5430 Priority 3 (P3) 5440 Priority 4 (P4) |
5500 Victims Located in Facilities Licensed or Regulated by Other DFPS Programs or Other State Agencies |
5736 Incidents Occurring in Facilities under the Jurisdiction of LTCR or HCFR |
5510 Facility Licensed by Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) |
5735 Facility Licensed by Residential Child Care Regulation (RCCR) |
5520 Hospitals, Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, and Hospice Facilities |
5736 Incidents Occurring in Facilities under the Jurisdiction of LTCR or HCFR |
5521 Discharge Issues |
5736.1 Discharge Issues |
5522 Self-Neglect |
5736.2 Self-Neglect in Assisted Living Facilities |
5523 Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation by an Employee |
5736.4 Abuse, Neglect, or Financial Exploitation by an Employee of the Facility |
5524 Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation by Someone Other than an Employee |
5736.5 Abuse, Neglect, or Financial Exploitation by Someone Other Than an Employee |
5600 APS In-Home Involvement in Other Situations |
5730 APS Involvement in Other Situations |
5610 Request for APS In-Home to Provide Consent for Medical Treatment |
5731 Consent to Medical Procedures, Orders of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), or Removal of Life Support |
5620 Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) or Removal of Life Support |
5731 Consent to Medical Procedures, Orders of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), or Removal of Life Support |
5630 Guardianship |
5732 Guardianship |
5640 Unlicensed Facilities |
5733 Unlicensed Facilities |
5650 Private and Public Schools |
5734 Private and Public Schools |
5600 Indian Reservations and Military Bases |
Removed |
5670 Reports from the Elder Fraud Abuse Units of Financial Institutions |
5620 Reports from the Fraud Units of Financial Institutions |
5700 Allegations Made by an APS In-Home Client That Are Frivolous or Patently Without a Factual Basis (Chronic Callers) |
5650 Chronic Callers |
5800 Case-Related Special Requests (CRSR) |
5800 APS Case-Related Special Requests (CRSR) |
5810 Types of CRSR Reports for APS In-Home Cases |
5820 Types of CRSR Reports for APS Cases 5821 CRSR – Out-of-State (C-OS) 5822 CRSR – APS Court (C-REG) 5823 CRSR – Law Enforcement (C-REG) |
5900 Documentation and Processing of APS In-Home CRSRs |
5810 Requirements for CRSRs |
5910 IMPACT Procedures Specific to APS In-Home |
5500 Processing APS Intakes |
5911 APS In-Home Case Name |
5510 Case Name |
5912 APS In-Home Report Person Detail |
2270 Demographics |
5913 APS In-Home Person List |
5200 APS Person List |
5914 APS In-Home Change of County for Case Assignment |
5520 County |
5920 APS In-Home Call Out and Assignment |
5530 APS Call Out and Assignment |
None (new section) |
5640 Limited Locating |
None (new section) |
5700 Special Programs or Agency Jurisdictional Topics |
None (new section) |
5710 Multiple Jurisdictions |
None (new section) |
5711 When More Thank One Report Should be Completed |
None (new section) |
5712 When Only One Report Should be Completed |