SECTION 749.3753. What information must the post-placement adoptive report include?

(a) It must include the following documented information:

(1) A summary of all assessments and available information about the child who is the subject of a petition for adoption, including:

(A) Health history, social history, educational history, genetic and family history, and other information required by the Texas Family Code, §162.005 and §162.007;

(B) History of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse experienced by the child;

(C) History of any previous placements, including the date and reasons for placement;

(D) The child's understanding of adoptive placement; and

(E) The child's legal status;

(2) A summary of all assessments, interviews, and available information about the adoptive parents including:

(A) The adoptive home screening (See §749.3623 of this title (relating to What information must I obtain for the adoptive home screening?)), including the results of the criminal history and central registry background checks;

(B) The birth parents' expectations for adoptive placement and further involvement and the details of agreements for future contact, if any;

(C) Individual strengths and weaknesses of the adoptive parents;

(D) Observations made relative to the family's interactions with each other;

(E) Interviews conducted, as applicable, in accordance with §749.3743 of this title (relating to Whom must I interview when developing a post-placement adoptive report?); and

(F) A visit to the home conducted in accordance with §749.3747 of this title (relating to Is a visit to the home required when developing a post-placement adoptive report?);

(3) An evaluation of the child's present or prospective physical, intellectual, social, and psychological functioning and needs, and whether the environment will meet those needs;

(4) A summary of the adjustment of the family and child in the home during the post-placement period, if appropriate;

(5) Sources of information and verification, to the extent possible, of all statements of fact pertinent to the report;

(6) The basis for your conclusions or recommendations; and

(7) The names and the qualifications of all persons involved in the preparation and evaluation of the report.

(b) All persons involved in the preparation and evaluation of the report must sign the report.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3753 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