(a) The LMHA or LBHA must ensure an application packet is completed for every child on the interest list who meets eligibility criteria for the RTC Project.
  (1) The LMHA or LBHA assists the child's LAR to complete the application packet and submits the completed application packet on behalf of the child's LAR to the RTC Project team.
  (2) The RTC Project team looks for RTC treatment for the child after eligibility is determined and the application packet is complete.
(b) After the RTC Project team submits the child's application packet to the RTC contractor, the RTC contractor must:
  (1) review the application packet to determine eligibility for RTC contractor admission in accordance with Chapter 748, Subchapter I of this title (relating to Admission, Service Planning, and Discharge); and
  (2) notify the RTC Project team, in writing, of the child's eligibility for admission within two business days after the RTC contractor's determination is made.
(c) If the RTC contractor determines they can admit and treat the child, the RTC Project team notifies the appropriate LMHA or LBHA within two business days, and the LMHA or LBHA notifies the child's LAR of the admission options within two business days after notification.
  (1) If there are multiple RTC treatment options, the RTC Project team notifies the appropriate LMHA or LBHA, and the LMHA or LBHA notifies the child's LAR within two business days after notification.
  (2) The child's LAR consults with the LMHA or LBHA and makes a final determination to accept or decline the RTC options.
  (3) The LMHA or LBHA notifies the RTC Project Team about the child's LAR's decision within two business days.
  (4) the RTC Project team authorizes the child's LAR's choice of available RTC options within two business days after notification.
(d) If the RTC contractor determines they are unable to meet the treatment needs of the child at the RTC, the RTC contractor must notify the RTC Project team within two business days after making the determination and describe the reasons why the child cannot be admitted.
(e) If all RTC contractors associated with the RTC Project deny the child's admission, the RTC Project team will notify the LMHA or LBHA that the child is denied by all RTC contractors within seven business days after the last contractor denial. The LMHA or LBHA must notify the child's LAR, in writing, within seven business days after notification.

Source Note: The provisions of this §307.217 adopted to be effective April 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 1829