tx-August72026-274: 26 TAC §§749.1101, 749.1103, 749.1105, 749.1107, 749.1109 — 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. §749.1101. Foster Home Verification Change Management. (a) A child-placing agency (CPA) must monitor a foster home (home) for changes that invalidate the home's verification. (b) If something happens that makes a home's verification invalid, a new or temporary verification must be given after the CPA checks that the home follows the laws and rules in this chapter. (c) Changes that automatically invalidate a home's verification include: (1) marriage, divorce, separation, death, birth, or any other change in household composition; (2) changes in the home's address or location; (3) changes in the number of children a home may have in care; (4) changes in the ages or sex of children for whom the...
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