SECTION 749.2497. What requirements are there for a transfer or closing summary?

(a) You must have either a transfer summary or closing summary when a foster home transfers to another child-placing agency or closes. This includes when you do not issue a non-expiring verification to a foster home with a time-limited verification, temporary verification, or provisional verification.

(b) A transfer summary must be completed by the 10th day after you receive a written request to transfer, and you must forward it immediately to the requesting child-placing agency.

(c) A closing summary must be completed by the 20th day after the foster home is closed.

(d) A transfer or closing summary must include:

(1) A copy of the verification certificate;

(2) The foster home addresses for the past two years and, as needed, directions for rural addresses;

(3) The length of time the foster parents have been fostering with you;

(4) For the children that were in care for the last two years, the:

(A) Number of children fostered;

(B) Type of treatment services provided to each child; and

(C) Reason for each child's discharge from care;

(5) A description of any limitations on verification that were in place for the foster home in caring for and working with children (such as gender, age, number of children, treatment services, special needs, or type of abuse or neglect experienced by the child), regardless of whether the limitation was requested by the foster parent or imposed by you;

(6) For a closing summary, the reason the foster home is closing, including whether you required the foster home to close;

(7) For a transfer summary, any pending investigations or unresolved deficiencies;

(8) For a closing summary, any unresolved deficiencies that had not been corrected and what those deficiencies were;

(9) Any indicators of risk to children at the time of the transfer or closing and what those indicators are;

(10) Any plan to achieve compliance or other type of development plan that was in place within the previous 12 months of the date of the transfer or closing;

(11) Any corrective action or adverse action plan that was in place at the time of the transfer or closing; and

(12) A statement concerning whether you would recommend the foster home for verification in the future, including whether you would recommend any limitations or restrictions on the verification, and the basis of your recommendation or lack thereof.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2497 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9058; 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; amended to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525