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 D - REPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING
Division 1 - REPORTING SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND OTHER OCCURRENCES
Section 749.503 - When must a child-placing agency (CPA) report and document a serious incident?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A CPA must report and document the following types of serious incidents involving a child in the CPA's care. The reports must be made to the following entities, and the reporting and documenting must be within the specified timeframes:
(b) If there is a medically pertinent incident that does not rise to the level of a serious incident, a CPA does not have to report the incident but the CPA must document the incident in the same manner as for a serious incident, as described in §749.511 of this division (relating to How must I document a serious incident?).
(c) If a child returns before the required reporting timeframe outlined in (a)(8) - (10) in Figure: 26 TAC § 749.503(a), the CPA is not required to report the absence as a serious incident. Instead, the CPA must document within 24 hours after the CPA becomes aware of the unauthorized absence in the same manner as for a serious incident, as described in §749.511 of this division.
(d) If there is a serious incident involving an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly adult or an adult with a disability in a residential child-care operation, the CPA must document the incident in the same manner as a serious incident. The CPA must also report the incident to:
(e) A CPA must report and document the following types of serious incidents involving the CPA, one of its foster homes, an employee, professional level service provider, contract staff, or a volunteer to the following entities within the specified timeframe:
