Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter R - STRENGTHENING FAMILIES THROUGH ENHANCED IN-HOME SUPPORT PROGRAM
Section 700.1807 - What are the eligibility requirements?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.1807
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Benefits under the Strengthening Families Through Enhanced In-Home Support Program are subject to Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) approval and must be used:
(1) to promote family stability;
(2) to accomplish one or more of the
objectives that are identified in the family's Plan of Service;
(3) to prevent removal of the child from the
home or speed reunification of the child with the family; and
(4) for one or more of the following
purposes:
(A) protect the safety of the
child;
(B) meet the child's
needs;
(C) relieve family stress;
or
(D) enhance family strengths and
functioning.
(b) To be eligible to receive benefits under the program, a family must:
(1) be
recommended by DFPS staff to receive Family Based Safety Services or Family
Reunification Services and the family must agree to the services;
(2) have the child living in the home or have
a family service plan that recommends the child be returned to the home within
180 days;
(3) have a household
income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines;
(4) be the subject of a DFPS investigation in
which it is determined that neglect is a primary problem for the
family;
(5) be a parent by blood,
marriage, or adoption or a managing conservator of the child who is the victim
of or at risk of neglect;
(6) have
an identified problem in the home environment or family that contributed to
neglect and can be remedied or mitigated by benefits available under this
program; and
(7) have a member that
meets applicable citizenship and immigration status requirements.
(c) DFPS may specify in policy procedures for the provision of benefits under this program.
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