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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 Q - ADOPTION SERVICES: CHILDREN
SECTION/RULE §749.3375 - May I place a child in the home of a prospective adoptive parent before I complete the adoptive home screening?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

This may be done only if the prospective adoptive parent is a:(1) Member of the child's family related by the second degree of consanguinity or affinity; or(2) Foster family with whom the child has been living immediately prior to the request for an adoptive home screening.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3375 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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