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 5 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BIRTH MOTHERS
Section 749.239 - May I provide cash payments to birth mothers?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.239
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) For reasonable and necessary living expenses, you may provide cash payments to birth mothers to cover the cost of day-to-day routine purchases, such as food, household supplies, personal hygiene or grooming items, and gasoline or public transportation if your policies:
(1) State when and for what purpose
you can make cash payments to a birth mother;
(2) Establish a maximum amount per category,
per time period, based on the current rates in the community in which the care
is provided; and
(3) Require you to
obtain documentation from a birth mother acknowledging receipt of the
payments.
(b) Each cash disbursement may cover a period of up to one month.
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