SECTION 749.139. What requirements must I follow when adopting my child-placing agency's plans, policies, and procedures?

(a) Your agency's plans, policies, and procedures must indicate the date on which you adopted them and their effective date.

(b) You must formalize the adoption of your agency's plans, policies, and procedures as appropriate for your type of ownership:

(1) If you are a sole proprietor, you must sign them;

(2) If you are a partnership, each partner must sign them; or

(3) If you are a corporation or other type of business entity, the governing body must take a written action to adopt (sometimes this may be an order or the adoption may be included in the minutes of the governing body).

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.139 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909