Industry Resources | February 11, 2013
Update on the Use of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Texas Foster Care: Fiscal Years 2002-2012
February 11, 2013
This update report, which tracks trends in statewide use of psychotropics by children in foster care, was released by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The report is based on Medicaid prescription and medical claims data from state fiscal year 2002 to the most recent available year. The state is tracking the number of children in foster care recieving psychotropic medications, the number of children recieving two or more medications in the . . .