The purpose of this subchapter is to:

1. (1) establish criteria and procedures for:

   1. (A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state mental retardation facility in accordance with:

      1. (i) the Persons with Mental Retardation Act (PMRA);
      2. (ii) the Texas Family Code, Chapter 55; and
      3. (iii) the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, §46.02 and §46.03;

   2. (B) the transfer of an individual from:

      1. (i) one state MR facility to another;
      2. (ii) a state MR facility to a state MH facility; and
      3. (iii) a state MH facility to a state MR facility;
   3. (C) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and
   4. (D) the discharge of an individual from a state MR facility;

2. (2) describe the responsibilities of the mental retardation authority (MRA) for:

   1. (A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state MR facility;
   2. (B) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and
   3. (C) the review of an individual who moved from a state MR facility prior to September 1, 1997, and has an assignment of community placement in CARE; and
3. (3) describe the responsibilities of the ombudsman in the department's Central Office.

Source Note:The provisions of this §904.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12746; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective September 1, 2023, as published in the August 11, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4397.