Section 748.124 - What suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy must I have?(a) You must adopt either: (1) The model suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy in §748.125 of this division (relating to What is the model suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy?); or(2) Another suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy that is approved by the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or designee and:(A) Addresses suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention;(B) Is based on current and best evidence-based practices;(C) Requires all caregivers and employees to receive annual suicide prevention training that includes understanding of safety planning and screening for risk;(D) Promotes suicide prevention training for non-employees, as appropriate; and(E) Includes plans and procedures to support children who return to the operation following hospitalization for a mental health condition.(b) The suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy adopted under subsection (a) of this section may be part of a broader mental health crisis plan if the components of the plan include suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.124
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 36, September 9, 2022, TexReg 5486, eff. 9/19/2022