SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION PLAN

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a model suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy for use by a residential child-care facility. The model policy must:

(1) be based on current and best evidence-based practices;

(2) require all employees of the facility to receive annual suicide prevention training that includes understanding of safety planning and screening for risk;

(3) promote suicide prevention training for non-employee entities, as appropriate; and

(4) include procedures to support children who return to the facility following hospitalization for a mental health condition.

(c) Each residential child-care facility shall adopt a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy. A residential child-care facility may adopt:

(1) the model policy adopted by the executive commissioner under Subsection (b); or

(2) another suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy approved by the executive commissioner.