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 749.1013 - What right to privacy does a child have with respect to his contact with others?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.1013
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Except as determined by child placement management staff or the child's parent, you may not:
(1) Open or read the child's incoming or
outgoing mail, including electronic mail, unless necessary to assist the child
with reading or writing; or
(2)
Listen to or screen the child's telephone calls unless the child needs
assistance with using the telephone.
(b) You must document in the child's record:
(1) Any reason for restrictions on the
child's mail or telephone calls that you impose; and
(2) A listing of the mail or telephone calls
that you restrict.
(c) You must inform the child and parent about restrictions that you place on the child.
(d) Restrictions imposed by you that continue for more than 30 days must be re-evaluated monthly by your child placement management staff, who also must:
(1) Explain the reasons for the continued
restrictions to the child; and
(2)
Document the reasons in the child's record.
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