Sec. 593.013.  INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM RECOMMENDATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 593.0511, a person may not be admitted or committed to a residential care facility unless an interdisciplinary team recommends that placement.
(b)  An interdisciplinary team shall:
(1)  interview the person with an intellectual disability, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian;
(2)  review the person's:
(A)  social and medical history;
(B)  medical assessment, which shall include an audiological, neurological, and vision screening;
(C)  psychological and social assessment; and
(D)  determination of adaptive behavior level;
(3)  determine the person's need for additional assessments, including educational and vocational assessments;
(4)  obtain any additional assessment necessary to plan services;
(5)  identify the person's habilitation and service preferences and needs; and
(6)  recommend services to address the person's needs that consider the person's preferences.
(c)  The interdisciplinary team shall give the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian an opportunity to participate in team meetings.
(d)  The interdisciplinary team may use a previous assessment, social history, or other relevant record from a school district, public or private agency, or appropriate professional if the interdisciplinary team determines that the assessment, social history, or record is valid.
(e)  The interdisciplinary team shall prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations that is signed by each team member and shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.
(f)  If the court has ordered the interdisciplinary team report and recommendations under Section 593.041, the team shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the court, the person with an intellectual disability or the person's legal representative, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1432, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 944), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.