Handbook Revision, January 2, 2026

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on January 2, 2026. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

SWI Annual Review Chapter 1000: Statewide Intake (SWI) Contact Center Overview (PATS 00192)

This policy revision clarifies language for consistency and accuracy across the SWI Handbook in the 1000 chapter: Statewide Intake (SWI) Contact Center, an overview chapter of Statewide Intake’s legal information, contact information, records, and organizational structure.

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1000 Statewide Intake (SWI) Contact Center

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1110 Requirement to Report Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

1120 Anonymity

1130 Confidentiality

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1150 False Reporting

1160 Notification to Law Enforcement

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1210 Phone

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1212 Designated Law Enforcement Line

1213 Designated Line for Reports to Provider Investigations (PI) Line

1214 Designated Administrative Line

1215 International Calls

1220 Texas Abuse Hotline Website

1230 Mail or Fax

1240 Walk-In

1300 Communication Assistance Services

1310 Interpretation Services for People who Speak a Language Other Than English

1320 Interpretation Services for People who are Deaf or Hearing-Impaired or who Have Speech Disabilities

1400 Automatic Call Distributor (ACD)

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1510 Information Management Protecting Adults and Children in Texas (IMPACT) Case Management System

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1530 Contact Center Statistics

1600 Organizational Structure

1610 Intake Specialists

1611 E-Unit Specialists

1620 Intake Supervisors

1621 Additional Intake Supervisor Support

1621.1 Intake Specialist Worker V

1621.2 Acting Supervisor

1630 Screening Staff

1640 Program Administrators (PAs)

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1660 General Computer Services (GCS) Staff

1670 1680 Policy and Performance Management (PPM) Staff

1680 1670 Workforce Management (WFM) Staff

1690 Training Specialists

1700 Workforce Management

1710 Scheduling Shifts

1720 Managing the Workload