1. (a) Departments, programs, and facilities shall have written policies and procedures that require, in accordance with this chapter:

   1. (1) reporting allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a juvenile to local law enforcement, TJJD, and other appropriate governmental units when there is reasonable cause to believe that abuse, neglect, or exploitation has occurred;
   2. (2) reporting death of a juvenile to local law enforcement and TJJD; and
   3. (3) reporting serious incidents to TJJD.

2. (b) Departments, programs, and facilities shall include the following in all contracts with non-juvenile justice contract facility:

   1. (1) a requirement for the non-juvenile justice contract facility to report allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, the death of a juvenile, or a serious incident to the department, program, or facility and to TJJD in accordance with this chapter;
   2. (2) a requirement for the non-juvenile justice contract facility to conduct an internal investigation or allow the department, program, or facility to do so and to cooperate with such investigation; and
   3. (3) a requirement to cooperate with TJJD with any assessment or investigation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §358.200 adopted to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 2620.