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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
SECTION/RULE §749.117 - What are the requirements for my discipline policies for children in care?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) You must develop discipline policies for children in foster care or in an adoptive placement prior to consummation that must:(1) Guide caregivers and employees in the methods used for the discipline of children;(2) Integrate trauma informed care into the care, treatment, and management of each child;(3) Include measures for positive responses to appropriate behavior;(4) Include the importance of nurturing behavior, stimulation, and promptly meeting the child's needs; and(5) Include a statement that discipline of any type is not allowable for infants.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.117 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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