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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 §749.3571 - Must I offer counseling services to birth parents after the adoption of their child is consummated?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Yes. You must offer counseling services to birth parents after the consummation of the adoption.(b) You must ensure that birth parents are notified in writing that counseling services are available through the agency on an ongoing basis.(c) You may provide counseling services directly or through referrals to counseling resources outside your agency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3571 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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