The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1) establish criteria and procedures for: (A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state mental retardation facility in accordance with: (i) the Persons with Mental Retardation Act (PMRA);(ii) the Texas Family Code, Chapter 55; and(iii) the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, § 46.02 and § 46.03;(B) the transfer of an individual from: (i) one state MR facility to another;(ii) a state MR facility to a state MH facility; and(iii) a state MH facility to a state MR facility;(C) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and(D) the discharge of an individual from a state MR facility;(2) describe the responsibilities of the mental retardation authority (MRA) for: (A) the admission, placement, or commitment of an individual to a state MR facility;(B) an individual's move to an alternative living arrangement from a state MR facility; and(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) describe the responsibilities of the ombudsman in the department's Central Office.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.251
The provisions of this §2.251 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