— DADS will hear public comment on the State Supported Living Centers (SSLC) Long Range Planning Report for FY 2010-2012 during the DADS Council meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 9 a.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the John H. Winters Human Services Complex, 701 West 51st St., Austin. You may download the 16-page report in PDF.
— HHSC proposed an amendment to 40 TAC §3.101, Definitions; and new Subchapter F, Restraints, consisting of §§3.601-3.608, in Chapter 3, Administrative Responsibilities of State Facilities; and the repeal of Subchapter H, Use of Restraint in State Facilities, consisting of §§5.351-5.366, in Chapter 5, Provider Clinical Responsibilities. The changes would prescribe limits for restraints on SSLC or the Rio Grande State Center residents. See the Texas Register for details.
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