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 7 - BRANCH OFFICES
Section 749.307 - What happens to the foster homes supervised by a branch office when the branch office closes?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.307

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

(a) If the branch office closure is related to a corrective or adverse action which Licensing is taking or has taken against your agency, you must:

(1) Close a foster home under that branch office; or

(2) Transfer a foster home under that branch office to your main or another branch office, including:

(A) Updating the foster home study per § 749.2473 of Title 40 (relating to What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously verified?), with the exception of new criminal history and central registry background checks;

(B) Ensuring that all required criminal history and central registry background checks for the foster home have been conducted within the last 24 months; and

(b) If the branch office closure is not related to a corrective or adverse action which Licensing is taking or has taken against your agency, you may transfer the foster homes to the main office or another branch office without updating the foster home screening.

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