Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter C - ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Section 700.310 - Fair Hearings
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.310
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Child protective services clients have the right to a fair hearing if services they request are denied, reduced, or terminated or if the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) does not act on their request for services with reasonable promptness.
(b) When DFPS staff informs a client that requested services have been denied, reduced, or terminated or will not be provided with reasonable promptness, staff must also inform the client:
(1) that the client
may request a fair hearing to question DFPS action;
(2) the procedures for requesting a fair
hearing; and
(3) that the client
may be represented at the hearing by others, including legal counsel.
(c) If requested, DFPS staff assists the client in completing the form for requesting a fair hearing.
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