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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 H - FOSTER CARE SERVICES: ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
SECTION/RULE §749.1255 - What information from an admission assessment must I share with the caregivers responsible for the child's care?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) In a non-emergency placement, you must share all information from the admission assessment with the foster parents or caregiver responsible for the child's care prior to placement.(b) In an emergency placement, you must share with the foster parents or caregiver responsible for the child's care:(1) At the time of placement, all available information relating to the child's needs and your plans for care and management; and(2) Within 10 days of completing the admission assessment, all information from the admission assessment.(c) You must document the following in the child's record:(1) The information you share with the caregiver;(2) Any information you do not share and the reason why you did not share the information; and(3) How the placement is capable of meeting the child's needs.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1255 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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