SECTION 749.3501. What information must I provide to birth parents who contact me for services?

(a) Upon establishing a formal relationship with birth parents, you must provide the following information to them in writing:

(1) Alternatives and options to adoption that your policies do not oppose;

(2) The services you provide, including counseling and post-adoption services;

(3) Adoption registries;

(4) Legal rights and responsibilities of both birth parents in regard to:

(A) Relinquishment of parental rights;

(B) Waivers of Interest;

(C) Affidavit of status;

(D) Termination of parental rights;

(E) Designating the father of a child as "unknown" based on legal requirements; and

(F) Paternity registry requirements; and

(5) Any assistance available through the agency to meet housing, medical, and prenatal care and other needs;

(b) You must provide and discuss this information to birth parents in a language that they understand; and

(c) You must document the:

(1) Date the information was shared; and

(2) Agency staff that shared the information.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3501 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