SECTION 749.868. Can a child-placing agency waive pre-service training requirements for a foster parent?

(a) A child-placing agency, including a single source continuum contractor, may waive any of the following pre-service training requirements for a foster parent if the agency determines that the requirement is not directly related to the ages and number of children the foster home will care for and the types of services the home will provide:

(1) General pre-service training;

(2) Normalcy; or

(3) Emergency behavior intervention.

(b) After waiving a pre-service training requirement for a foster parent, an agency must reevaluate the waiver if, within the first year, there is a change in the foster home's verification with respect to the ages or number of children the home can care for or the types of services the home can provide. If the agency determines that the waived preservice training is directly related to the ages or number of children the home can care for, or the types of services the home can provide, the foster parent must complete the training.

(c) You must document:

(1) any determination that a waiver of pre-service training is appropriate for a foster parent; and

(2) any re-evaluation of the foster home due to changes to the ages or number of children the home can care for or the types of services the home can provide.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.868 adopted to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2272