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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 R - ADOPTION SERVICES: BIRTH PARENTS
SECTION/RULE §749.3501 - What information must I provide to birth parents who contact me for services?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Upon establishing a formal relationship with birth parents, you must provide the following information to them in writing:(1) Alternatives and options to adoption that your policies do not oppose;(2) The services you provide, including counseling and post-adoption services;(3) Adoption registries;(4) Legal rights and responsibilities of both birth parents in regard to:(A) Relinquishment of parental rights;(B) Waivers of Interest;(C) Affidavit of status;(D) Termination of parental rights;(E) Designating the father of a child as "unknown" based on legal requirements; and(F) Paternity registry requirements; and(5) Any assistance available through the agency to meet housing, medical, and prenatal care and other needs;(b) You must provide and discuss this information to birth parents in a language that they understand; and(c) You must document the:(1) Date the information was shared; and(2) Agency staff that shared the information.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3501 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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