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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 §749.119 - What foster care policies must I develop?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

You must develop foster care policies that include the following:(1) Criteria and procedures for screening and accepting foster parent applicants or agency home caregivers who can meet the needs of the children your agency serves;(2) Criteria for making decisions about the number, ages, gender, and needs of children who may be placed in a foster home;(3) Pre-service and annual training requirements for foster parents or agency home caregivers that at a minimum meet the requirements of Subchapter F of the Chapter (relating to Training and Professional Development); and(4) Policies on how you will provide services if the home provides more than one type of care.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.119 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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