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 G - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Section 749.1005 - How must I inform a child and the child's parents of their rights?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.1005

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

(a) Within seven days after you admit a child into your agency, you must review the childs rights with the child and a childs parent, unless the parents consent is not required. You must also provide the child and a childs parent with a written copy of the childs rights.

(b) Child rights must be written in:

(1) Simple, non-technical terms; and

(2) English, unless the person does not understand English. The childs rights must be written in the persons primary language, if possible.

(c) If the person you are informing has a visual or auditory impairment, you must explain the childs rights in a manner that is understandable to the person.

(d) The person you are informing of the childs rights must sign a statement indicating that the person has read and understands these rights. A copy of a timely signed "CPS Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care" will meet this standard. You must put the signed copy in the childs record.

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