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 Q - ADOPTION SERVICES: CHILDREN
Division 3 - PREPARATION FOR ADOPTION
Section 749.3341 - How often must I have contact with a child being considered for adoptive placement?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.3341
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must have contact at least quarterly with the child being considered for adoption. The contact must be meaningful and must include:
(1) Continued preparation for adoption;
and
(2) Updated information
concerning the adoption.
(b) You must make a minimum of three face-to-face contacts with a child who is 18 months old or older to prepare the child for adoption.
(c) You must make a minimum of one face-to-face contact with an infant who is age zero to 18 months old.
(d) You must document each contact in the child's record.
(e) You may contract with another licensed child-placing agency to make these contacts as long as:
(1) The person making the contacts meets the
minimum qualifications for a child placement staff in § 749.673 of Title
40 (relating to What are the qualifications that an employee must have to
perform child placement activities?);
(2) The agency submits the required
documentation to you;
(3) Your
child-placement management staff reviews and approves the documentation;
and
(4) You maintain the
documentation in the child's record.
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