Sec. 266.012.  COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive a developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment.  The assessment must include:
(1)  a screening for trauma; and
(2)  interviews with individuals who have knowledge of the child's needs.
(b)  The department shall develop guidelines regarding the contents of an assessment report.
(c)  A single source continuum contractor under Subchapter B-1, Chapter 264, providing therapeutic foster care services to a child shall ensure that the child receives a comprehensive assessment under this section at least once every 90 days.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 125), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2017.