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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER H - CHILD RIGHTS
SECTION/RULE §748.1103 - How must I inform a child and the child's parents of their rights?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) Within seven days after you admit a child into your operation, you must review the child's rights with the child and a child's parent, unless the parent's consent is not required. You must also provide the child and a child's parent with a written copy of the child's rights.(b) Child rights must be written in:(1) Simple, non-technical terms; and(2) English, unless the person does not understand English. The child's rights must be written in the person's primary language, if possible.(c) If the person you are informing has a visual or auditory impairment, you must explain the child's rights in a manner that is understandable to the person.(d) The person you are informing of the child's rights must sign a statement indicating that the person has read and understands these rights. A copy of a timely signed "CPS Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care" will meet this standard. You must put the signed copy in the child's record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1103 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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