Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 745 - LICENSING
Subchapter J - WAIVERS AND VARIANCES FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS
Section 745.8301 - What words must I know to understand this subchapter?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 745.8301

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

These words have the following meanings in this subchapter:

(1) Foster family home--A home that is the primary residence of the foster parent or parents and provides care to six or fewer children or young adults, under the regulation of a child-placing agency. Also referred to as "foster home."

(2) Foster parent--A person verified to provide child care services in the foster home.

(3) Kinship foster home--A foster family home with a foster parent or parents who:

(A) Is related to a foster child by consanguinity or affinity; or

(B) Has a longstanding and significant relationship with the foster child before the child is placed with the foster parent.

(4) Waiver--A decision by Licensing that waives an operation's compliance with a minimum standard if the economic impact of compliance with that standard is great enough to make compliance impractical.

(5) Variance--A decision by Licensing that there is good and just cause for an operation to meet the purpose of a minimum standard in a different way.

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