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 2 - OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND NOTIFICATIONS
Section 749.153 - What changes must I notify Licensing about regarding my child-placing agency?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.153
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must provide written notification to your Licensing Representative:
(1) As soon as possible, but at least 30 days
before you:
(A) Change the legal structure of
your agency or your governing body, if applicable;
(B) Move your agency to another location as
required in §
745.435 of this title (relating to
What must I do if I relocate my operation after I receive my license or
certification?);
(C) Open a branch
office; or
(D) Change your agency's
or a branch office's hours of operation;
(2) As soon as possible, but at least 15 days
before you:
(A) Make changes to the plans
required in §
749.101(3) and
(4) of this subchapter (relating to What
plans must I submit for Licensing's approval as part of the application
process?); or
(B) Make changes to
the policies and procedures required in §
749.103(b) of
this subchapter (relating to What policies and procedures must I submit for
Licensing's approval as part of the application process?);
(3) As soon as possible, but no later than
two days after:
(A) You change your
child-placing agency administrator, or your child-placing agency administrator
position becomes vacant;
(B) A new
individual becomes a controlling person at your child-placing agency;
(C) An individual ceases to be a controlling
person at your child-placing agency; or
(D) There is a significant change in the
information we maintain about a controlling person, such as a name change or
mailing address change; and
(4) About a foster home's verification status
as described in §
749.2489 of this chapter (relating
to What information must I submit to Licensing about a foster home's
verification status?).
(b) You must report to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline as soon as you become aware of any foster or adoptive placements that appear to have been made by someone other than the child's parents or a child-placing agency.
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