MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES

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(a) A child over six months of age must visit the foster home at least once before placement. (b) There must be a meaningful interval between the pre-placement visit and the placement. This interval must be at least sufficient to allow a child and foster parents to have privacy, …

(a) The child-placement staff must discuss with the child the circumstances that make the placement necessary, as appropriate to the child's age and ability to respond orally and behaviorally to such a discussion. The discussion must take place prior to or at the time of the plac…

(a) In a non-emergency placement, you must share all information from the admission assessment with the foster parents or caregiver responsible for the child's care prior to placement. (b) In an emergency placement, you must share with the foster parents or caregiver responsible …

(a) If the move is not an emergency, child placement management staff must: (1) Review and approve the move before you move the child to the new placement; (2) Document the review and approval in the child's record, including signature and date; and (3) Comply with the pre-placem…

(a) Except for children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs, child placement staff must have monthly face-to-face contact with a child in care. However, staff can miss two visits per year, provided a child does not go longer than 60 days without a visit. (b) Fo…

(a) You must complete a preliminary service plan that addresses the immediate needs of the child within 72 hours, such as supervision requirements, enrolling the child in school or obtaining needed medical care or clothing. (b) In addition, for a child receiving treatment service…

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The child placement staff must develop, sign, and date the preliminary service plan. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1305 The provisions of this §749.1305 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Regis…

You must complete the initial service plan within 45 days after you admit the child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1307 The provisions of this §749.1307 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred…

(a) You must base the child's initial service plan on the child's needs identified in the child's admission assessment and integrate trauma informed care in the care, treatment, and management of each child. The service planning team may prioritize the child's service planning go…

(a) A service planning team must meet (e.g. face-to-face, video conference, or teleconference) to discuss and develop the service plan. The team must consist of: (1) At least one of the child's current caregivers; (2) At least one professional service provider who provides direct…

Yes, the service planning team may meet in one meeting, two or more meetings, or in separate meetings, provided that each service planning team member is informed of the discussions and comments regarding the child's service plan that were made at each meeting. Notes 26 Tex. Admi…

(a) The child's parents and foster parents must have at least two weeks advance notice of the initial service plan meeting. (b) The child's record must include documentation of the notice and any responses from the parents and foster parents. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1313 …

No. You may employ or contract with a professional service provider or any other professional who participates in a child's service plan. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1315 The provisions of this §749.1315 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred eff…

The roles of professional service providers in service planning include: Attached Graphic Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1317 The provisions of this §749.1317 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transf…

(a) You must document the professional service provider's: (1) Name; and (2) Date of participation. (b) The professional service provider must sign and date the document. If the provider disagrees with any portion of the plan, the provider must document the issue(s) of contention…

(a) You must give a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the: (1) Child, when appropriate. At a minimum, you must give a copy or summary of the plan to a child 14 years of age or older, unless there is justification for not providing the plan; (2) Child's parents; and (…

You must implement and follow an initial service plan as soon as all of the service planning team members have reviewed and signed the plan, but no later than 15 days after the date of the scheduled service-planning meeting involving the parents, foster parents, and the child. No…

Except for when the child's placement within your agency changes because of a change in the child's needs, you must review and update the service plan as follows: Attached Graphic Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1331 The provisions of this §749.1331 adopted to be effective Januar…

(a) You must review a child's service plan whenever the child's placement changes because of a change in the child's needs. (b) If the child's placement changes for another reason: (1) The child' service planning team must approve the decision not to review the plan; and (2) You …

To review and update a service plan, you must: (1) Evaluate the child's progress and the effectiveness of strategies and techniques used toward meeting identified needs, including educational progress reports and medical interventions; (2) Identify any new needs and strategies or…

Yes, a single service plan that continues throughout the time a child is in residential child care is acceptable, as long as you: (1) Complete a preliminary service plan as required by § 749.1301 of Title 40 (relating to What are the requirements for a preliminary service plan?) …

Yes, the same requirements found in Division 1 of this subchapter (relating to Service Plans) apply to a service plan review and update. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1337 The provisions of this §749.1337 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effe…

(a) Each child's intellectual functioning must be re-evaluated at least every three years by a psychologist qualified to provide psychological testing; or (b) A psychologist must determine the need and frequency for a specific child's intellectual functioning to be re-evaluated, …

A transfer refers to a child in care who is moved from one of your programs to another one of your programs operated under the same permit or at the same location. For example, a child may transfer from one foster home in which he was receiving treatment services to another foste…

(a) You must involve at least the following persons in planning the child's non-emergency discharge or transfer: (1) At least one of the child's current caregivers; and (2) At least one professional service provider involved in the child's service planning. (b) You must invite th…

No, the foster home must not release a child to any person without your consent. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1365 The provisions of this §749.1365 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register …

You must discharge a child to the child's parent or to anyone with written authorization from the parent or a person authorized by the court or by law to assume custody of the child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1367 The provisions of this §749.1367 adopted to be effective Jan…

The child's caregiver(s) or the child placement staff must accompany the child to the receiving operation, agency, or person unless the child's parent or law enforcement transports the child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1369 The provisions of this §749.1369 adopted to be effe…

At the time of a discharge or transfer, you must document the following: (1) The date and circumstances of the discharge or transfer; (2) Date and time the child was informed of his discharge or transfer, if applicable; (3) For discharge, the name, address, telephone number and r…

(a) On or before the child's discharge, you must attempt to obtain legal consent to release the information in subsection (b) of this section. If consent is not obtained, your attempt to obtain consent must be documented in the child's record. If consent is obtained, the informat…

An emergency transfer or discharge occurs when: (1) The parent withdraws a child unexpectedly from care; (2) There is a medical emergency requiring inpatient care; (3) The child is absent from the home and cannot be located; or (4) There is an immediate danger to the child or oth…

(a) A child in your care must receive medical care: (1) Initially, according to the requirements in § 749.1151 of Title 40 (relating to What are the medical requirements when I admit a child into care?); (2) As needed for injury, illness, and pain; and (3) As needed for ongoing m…

A health-care professional determines the need and frequency for ongoing maintenance of medical care and treatment for a child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1403 The provisions of this §749.1403 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective Mar…

A health-care professional licensed in the United States to practice in an appropriate medical or health-care discipline must perform medical care examinations and provide medical treatment for a child. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1405 The provisions of this §749.1405 adopted…

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(a) A child in your care must receive dental care: (1) Initially, according to the requirements in § 749.1153 of Title 40 (relating to What are the dental requirements when I admit a child into care?); (2) At as early an age as necessary; (3) As needed for relief of pain and infe…

A licensed dentist must determine the frequency and need for ongoing maintenance of dental health for a child. You must comply with dentist recommendations for examinations and treatment for each child Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1411 The provisions of this §749.1411 adopted …

A health-care professional licensed in the United States to practice dentistry must provide dental care. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1413 The provisions of this §749.1413 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as publishe…

(a) You must notify the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) after you become aware that a person in your care, an employee, a contract service provider, a caregiver, someone else in one of your foster homes, or a volunteer has contracted a communicable disease that the law…

(a) All persons over the age of one year old must have a documented tuberculosis screening that was conducted as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) within 30 days before or after beginning to live, work, or volunteer at your operation unless the person: (1) Has l…

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(a) Each child that you admit must meet and continue to meet applicable immunization requirements as specified by the Department of State Health Services. (b) You must maintain current immunizations records for each child in your care, including any immunization exemptions or exc…

(a) A child may be exempt from immunization requirements for a medical reason and reason of conscience, including a religious belief. To claim an exemption, the person applying for the child's admission must meet criteria specified by: (1) § 42.043(d) and (d-1) of the Human Resou…

Acceptable documentation includes: (1) An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority, including a record from another state. Examples include a registry, a copy of the current immunization record that is on file at the pre-kindergarten program o…

(a) You must ensure that each child you admit is screened for possible vision and hearing problems that meet the requirements of the Special Senses and Communication Disorders Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 36. If problems are detected, the child must have a professional vi…

You must: (1) Schedule the child for professional examination and needed health services; (2) Ensure the professional and medical recommendations are carried out; and (3) Convey the information concerning the child's visual and/or hearing difficulty to the educational and agency …

When recommended by a physician or other health-care professional, you must ensure that a child with a physical disability has any special equipment recommended that can be reasonably obtained. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.1431 The provisions of this §749.1431 adopted to be ef…