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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 S - ADOPTION SERVICES: ADOPTIVE PARENTS
SECTION/RULE §749.3721 - What are my agency's responsibilities during the pre-adoption supervisory period?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

Your agency must:(1) Ensure the child's needs are met in the adoptive placement;(2) Maintain responsibility for the child until the court has entered the adoption decree; and(3) Offer counseling services to the adoptive family. These services may be provided through referrals outside the agency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3721 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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