Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - PLANS AND POLICIES REQUIRED DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 749.131 - What policies must I develop if I offer adoption services?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
You must develop policies for adoption services that include:
(1) Procedures and criteria for qualifying, screening, and selecting adoptive parents, including the:
(2) Training and programs for the adoptive parents;
(3) Statement of the rights and responsibilities of the agency and adoptive parents prior to the consummation of the adoption;
(4) How you will assist the adoptive homes on how to best preserve the cultural identity of the children in their care;
(5) Fees charged to adoptive parents and reimbursements to birth mothers consistent with Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Financial Assistance to Birth Mothers);
(6) Services that will be offered to birth parents;
(7) Degree to which birth parents may be involved in planning for and placing their child; and
(8) Post adoption services that will be offered to adoptive parents, adopted children, and birth parents.
