SECTION 749.2445. What is a foster home screening?

(a) You must complete a foster home screening prior to verifying the foster home.

(b) Your child placement management staff must review and approve each foster home screening.

(c) The foster home screening must document:

(1) Required information (see §749.2447 of this title (relating to What information must I obtain for the foster home screening?));

(2) An assessment of the information obtained to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for verification; and

(3) An evaluation of the information obtained in order to make recommendations about the applicant’s capacity to work with children, including but not limited to age, gender, special needs, and number of children.

(d) Regarding §749.2447(7) of this title, you must report to Licensing only the information obtained about the prospective foster family’s domestic violence history, as applicable. You must report this information regardless of whether you verify the home.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2445 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1377; amended 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