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 M - FOSTER HOMES: SCREENINGS AND VERIFICATIONS
Division 2 - FOSTER HOME SCREENINGS
Section 749.2453 - When must I update the foster home screening?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.2453
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must update a foster home screening, as follows:
(1) Under the circumstances
described in § 749.307(a) of Title 40 (relating to What happens to the
foster homes supervised by a branch office when the branch office
closes?);
(2) When there is a major
life change in the foster family as described in § 749.2805 of Title 40
(relating to What is a "major life change in the foster family"?);
and
(3) When there is a change that
affects a foster home's verification as described in § 749.2803 of Title
40 (relating to What changes affect a foster home's verification?).
(b) A foster home screening update may be made by using an addendum.
(c) You must complete a foster home screening update that is needed under the circumstances described in § 749.307(a) of Title 40 before issuing a new verification certificate.
(d) You must do the following when updating a foster home screening because of a major life change in the foster family:
(1) Assess the appropriateness of any current
placement of children in the foster home, immediately upon notification;
and
(2) Complete the update within
30 days of the notification of the major life change.
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