Tex. Government Code § 418.256
REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLNESS CHECK
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 418.256, REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLNESS CHECK, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/653123
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(a) The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, by rule shall develop minimum standards for conducting wellness checks. Each county and municipality shall adopt procedures for conducting wellness checks in compliance with the minimum standards.
(b) A wellness check on a medically fragile individual under this subchapter must:
(1) include:
(A) an automated telephone call and text to the individual;
(B) a personalized telephone call to the individual; and
(C) if the individual is unresponsive to a telephone call under Paragraph (B), an in-person wellness check; and
(2) be conducted in accordance with the minimum standards prescribed by division rule and the procedures of the applicable county or municipality.
(c) A wellness check must be conducted as soon as practicable but not later than 24 hours after the event requiring a wellness check occurs.