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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 §749.3393 - What written authorization must I give adoptive parents at the time of placement?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) You must provide:(1) Written authorization to care for the child;(2) Written information about the legal status, including if the parental rights to the child have not been terminated; and(3) Written consent for the medical care of the child at the time of the child's placement in the home, if available.(b) You must file a copy of the signed authorizations and consent forms in the child's record and in the adoptive home record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3393 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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