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 Q. ADOPTION SERVICES: CHILDREN |
DIVISION 4. PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS |
SECTION 749.3375. May I place a child in the home of a prospective adoptive parent before I complete the adoptive home screening?
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This may be done only if the prospective adoptive parent is a:
(1) Member of the child's family related by the second degree of consanguinity or affinity; or (2) Foster family with whom the child has been living immediately prior to the request for an adoptive home screening. Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3375 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909