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 4 - TEMPORARY, TIME-LIMITED, AND PROVISIONAL VERIFICATIONS
Section 749.2535 - What must I do prior to issuing a provisional verification?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.2535
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You may only issue a provisional verification if the foster home will continue to care for foster children that the previous agency placed in the home.
(b) You may only issue a provisional verification after:
(1) You request and
receive the background information from the foster home's former child-placing
agency, which the agency is required to send according to §
749.2475 of this subchapter
(relating to To whom must I release information regarding a family on which I
previously conducted a foster home screening, pre-adoptive home screening, or
post placement adoptive report?);
(2) Based on the background information you
receive from the former child-placing agency, and any current screening and
evaluation that your agency has conducted up to this point, you determine that
the home does not present a potential risk to the health or safety of
children;
(3) If the foster home is
moving to a new residence, you:
(A) Inspect
the new location; and
(B) Determine
that the home meets the minimum standards, including the standards in
Subchapter O of this chapter (relating to Foster Homes: Health and Safety
Requirements, Environment, Space and Equipment); and
(4) The child placement management staff
reviews and approves the provisional verification by signing and dating
it.
(c) A foster home with a provisional verification must meet the same rules as a foster home with a non-expiring verification, except for any screening requirements that have not been completed.
(d) A provisional verification must include any condition (number of children, age, gender, services provided) or any other restriction that was in the previous child-placing agency's verification.
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