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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 V - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE TRAFFICKING VICTIM SERVICES
SECTION/RULE §749.4053 - What safety and security policies must I develop?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

You must develop written policies that address:(1) The measures you will implement to ensure the safety and security of trafficking victims, caregivers, and employees, including measures that address both interior and exterior security while promoting a comfortable and nurturing environment on the grounds of the foster home;(2) Foster parent protocols and procedures for ensuring a safe environment, including how to handle visitors not allowed at the foster home; and(3) Appropriate safeguards with respect to a trafficking victim's access to forms of communication, including telephones, cell phones, computer, internet, mail, and visitors, which may pose a risk of further victimization of the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.4053 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9069; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective December 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 8120.

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