SECTION 745.8301. What words must I know to understand this subchapter?

These words have the following meanings in this subchapter:

(1) Foster family home--A home that is the primary residence of the foster parent or parents and provides care to six or fewer children or young adults, under the regulation of a child-placing agency. Also referred to as "foster home."

(2) Foster parent--A person verified to provide child care services in the foster home.

(3) Kinship foster home--A foster family home with a foster parent or parents who:

(A) Is related to a foster child by consanguinity or affinity; or

(B) Has a longstanding and significant relationship with the foster child before the child is placed with the foster parent.

(4) Waiver--A decision by Licensing that waives an operation's compliance with a minimum standard if the economic impact of compliance with that standard is great enough to make compliance impractical.

(5) Variance--A decision by Licensing that there is good and just cause for an operation to meet the purpose of a minimum standard in a different way.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.8301 adopted to be effective October 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 5739