SECTION 749.2819. When may I place a foster home on inactive status?

(a) You may place a foster home on inactive status if:

(1) There are no foster children in the home;

(2) You and the foster parents agree that the home will be on inactive status;

(3) You document in the home's record that the home is on inactive status and will not accept a child for placement; and

(4) For a foster home with a time-limited verification, the home's verification has not expired.

(b) You may not place a home that you should close on inactive status. A home that you should close includes a home:

(1) Whose repeated noncompliance with rules endangers the health or safety of children;

(2) That repeatedly fails to comply with agency policies or corrective action plans;

(3) That refuses to comply with the rules of this chapter or agency policies; or

(4) That refuses to allow you or our staff to inspect the home.

(c) When you place a home on inactive status or remove a home from inactive status, you must inform us by submitting an agency home report form.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2819 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10283; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909