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The Texas Service System

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Effective September 1, 2003, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) implemented substantial changes to the Texas LOC Service System. A major change converted the six (6) levels of care to four (4) levels of service. The new services are referred to Basic, Moderate, Specialized and Intense. Services.

In general, DFPS used the following guidelines to make the transition from the previous LOC Service System to the new Service System.

• CPS children who needed LOC 1 or LOC 2 services were authorized Basic Services.

• Children who needed LOC 3 or lower LOC 4 services were authorized Moderate Services.

• Children who needed higher LOC 4 or LOC 5 services were authorized Specialized Services.

• Children who needed LOC 6 services were authorized Intense Services.

Printed copies of the DFPS Service System definitions are available from DFPS Residential Contract Managers (RCM) within each Region. These definitions are also contained in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 19, Chapter 700, Subchapter W.

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