Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 749. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES |
SUBCHAPTER I. FOSTER CARE SERVICES: SERVICE PLANNING, DISCHARGE |
DIVISION 3. DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER PLANNING |
SECTION 749.1377. What constitutes an emergency discharge or transfer?
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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 others and you determine that you cannot serve the child. Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1377 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909