(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy regarding implementation of advance directives. The policy must be in compliance with the Advance Directives Act, THSC, Chapter 166. The policy must include a clear and precise statement of any procedure the center is unwilling or unable to provide or withhold in accordance with an advance directive.
(b) A center must provide written notice to a minor's parent and the adult minor of the written policy required by subsection (a) of this section. The notice must be provided at the earlier of:
  (1) the time a minor is admitted to receive services at the center; or
  (2) the time service provision begins for a minor.
(c) DADS assesses an administrative penalty of $500 against a center that violates this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §550.902 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875