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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 M - FOSTER HOMES: SCREENINGS AND VERIFICATIONS
SECTION/RULE §749.2653 - What are the requirements for an unrelated adult to reside in a foster home?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Before a foster home may add a new member to the household:(1) The home must notify you of the potential new member of the household;(2) The home must comply with requirements specified in Subchapter F of Chapter 745 of this title (relating to Background Checks) and §749.1417 of this title (relating to Who must have a tuberculosis (TB) examination?); and(3) You must evaluate the effect that the adult will have on the foster children in the home. Your evaluation must include the following considerations:(A) The needs of the foster children in care;(B) The impact the adult will have in the foster family and for the foster children; and(C) Whether the change in household will conflict with the children's best interest.(b) You must document the following in the foster home record:(1) The results of the background check and the tuberculosis screening;(2) Your evaluation; and(3) The approval of the child placement management staff.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2653 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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