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 4 - CLIENT RECORDS
Section 749.587 - How must I handle adoption records if I cease operating?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.587
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) If you cease operating, you must transfer adoption records to:
(1) The Department of
State Health Services, Bureau of Vital Statistics, and provide written
notification to Licensing of the transfer; or
(2) Another licensed child-placing agency. If
you transfer your records to another child-placing agency, you must inform the
Bureau of Vital Statistics, in writing, of the closing and of the location of
the adoption records. You must send a copy of the letter you send to the Bureau
of Vital Statistics to the local Licensing office.
(b) You must transfer the records within the time frame specified by the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
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