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 5. REQUIRED INFORMATION |
SECTION 749.3393. What written authorization must I give adoptive parents at the time of placement?
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(a) You must provide: (1) Written authorization to care for the child; (2) Written information about the legal status, including if the parental rights to the child have not been terminated; and (3) Written consent for the medical care of the child at the time of the child's placement in the home, if available. (b) You must file a copy of the signed authorizations and consent forms in the child's record and in the adoptive home record. Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3393 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909