Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 707 - CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Subchapter A - INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1 - INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
- Section 707.447 - What do the following pronouns mean when used in this division?
- Section 707.449 - What is the purpose of this division?
- Section 707.451 - What terms and definitions are used in reports, investigations, and assessments of abuse and neglect?
- Section 707.453 - What is emotional abuse?
- Section 707.455 - What is physical abuse?
- Section 707.457 - What is sexual abuse?
- Section 707.459 - What is labor trafficking?
- Section 707.461 - What is sex trafficking?
- Section 707.463 - What is forced marriage?
- Section 707.465 - What is abandonment?
- Section 707.467 - What is neglectful supervision?
- Section 707.469 - What is medical neglect?
- Section 707.471 - What is physical neglect?
- Section 707.473 - What is refusal to assume parental responsibility (RAPR)?
- Section 707.477 - When do we make a finding of emotional abuse, physical abuse, or neglectful supervision against a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare in an investigation involving domestic violence?
- Section 707.481 - What are our responsibilities in receiving reports of child abuse and neglect?
- Section 707.483 - Are there certain allegations we do not classify as reports of abuse or neglect?
- Section 707.485 - What are the timeframes within which we must respond to a report of child abuse or neglect assigned for investigation?
- Section 707.487 - Do we notify law enforcement of all reports received of child abuse or neglect?
- Section 707.489 - How do we respond to reports of child abuse or neglect?
- Section 707.491 - What procedures apply when the investigator makes contact with and conducts interviews of parent(s) and alleged perpetrator(s) during an investigation?
- Section 707.493 - When will we directly purchase medical examinations for children during an investigation of abuse and neglect?
- Section 707.495 - How do we make dispositions after completing the investigation?
- Section 707.497 - What roles can we assign to persons involved in a case after the investigation is complete?
- Section 707.499 - Who will we notify of the investigation results?
- Section 707.501 - When do we conduct risk and safety assessments?
- Section 707.503 - When will we intervene for the purpose of providing immediate or short-term protection to a child?
- Section 707.505 - What are the requirements for an administrative review of investigation findings?
- Section 707.507 - What notification requirements apply to an investigation of a person that also has placement of child(ren) in the managing conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) or is a DFPS foster or adoptive home?
- Section 707.509 - What standards for conducting investigations of abuse and neglect apply to the Investigations program?
- Section 707.511 - On whom do we conduct criminal history records checks during the course of an investigation?
- Section 707.513 - What provisions govern the release and maintenance of records generated in conjunction with an investigation conducted by Investigations?
- Section 707.515 - How does the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services assign roles upon receipt of a report alleging child abuse or neglect?
- Section 707.517 - When is a person alleged to have committed abuse or neglect of a child entitled to request that we remove information from our records regarding that person's role as an alleged perpetrator in an investigation?
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