Section 122.001 - Family Drug Court Program Defined In this chapter, "family drug court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:
(1) the integration of substance abuse treatment services in the processing of civil cases in the child welfare system with the goal of family reunification;(2) the use of a comprehensive case management approach involving Department of Family and Protective Services caseworkers, court-appointed case managers, and court-appointed special advocates to rehabilitate a parent who has had a child removed from the parent's care by the department because of suspected child abuse or neglect and who is suspected of substance abuse;(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible parents who volunteer to participate in the program;(4) comprehensive substance abuse needs assessment and referral to an appropriate substance abuse treatment agency;(5) a progressive treatment approach with specific requirements that a parent must meet to advance to the next phase of the program;(6) monitoring of abstinence through periodic alcohol or other drug testing;(7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;(8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;(9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and(10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations.Tex. Gov't. Code § 122.001
Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 747,Sec. 1.02, eff. 9/1/2013.