tx-August72026-265: 26 TAC §§749.973, 749.975, 749.977 — Minimum Standards for Child-placing Agencies
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY The new sections are authorized by Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services agencies, and Texas Government Code §524.0005, which provides the executive commissioner of HHSC with broad rulemaking authority. In addition, HRC §42.042(a) requires HHSC to adopt rules to carry out the requirements of Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42. §749.973. Children in Care as Babysitters. (a) A child, including a child in care, may serve as a babysitter for another child in the foster home if the child placement management staff approves the child to babysit and establishes limits with duration and frequency. (b) A child-placing agency must consider: (1) the developmental age of the child who will provide the babysitting; and (2) any known history of high-risk behaviors of the child providing the babysitting and the child in the care of the babysitter. The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority. Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State...
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