(a) This rule establishes the role of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) in providing family planning education and services to youth in TJJD-operated residential placements.
(b) Family planning education is available to youth in TJJD-operated residential placements by referral to appropriate community agencies.
(c) If requested by a youth, family planning services, including contraception, will be made available by referring him/her to appropriate community agencies when the youth is released from TJJD residential placement.
(d) TJJD staff act as a liaison with community organizations that provide comprehensive family planning services for TJJD youth.
(e) Medical providers paid directly or indirectly by TJJD do not provide contraceptives to TJJD youth as a family planning service.

Source Note: The provisions of this §380.9193 adopted to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12185; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective April 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 1976