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 S. ADOPTION SERVICES: ADOPTIVE PARENTS |
DIVISION 1. ADOPTIVE APPLICANT PREPARATION |
§ 749.3601. What information must I provide to persons inquiring about agency adoption services? |
DIVISION 2. ADOPTIVE HOME SCREENING |
§ 749.3621. What is an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3623. What information must I obtain for the adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3624. May I consider a prospective adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in approving an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3625. Whom must I interview when conducting an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3627. What must I document regarding interviews for an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3629. What are the requirements for visiting the home during an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3631. What are the requirements if adoptive applicants previously adopted a child from another child-placing agency or were previously foster parents for another agency? |
§ 749.3633. When must I update an adoptive home screening? |
§ 749.3635. What is a "major life change in the adoptive family"? |
§ 749.3637. Must I complete an adoptive home screening update if the prospective adoptive parents plan to adopt another child? |
DIVISION 3. BASIC CARE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
§ 749.3661. What information must adoptive applicants submit on their home and grounds as a part of their application? |
§ 749.3663. What are the basic safety requirements for the home and grounds? |
DIVISION 4. PRE-PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS |
§ 749.3691. What contacts must I maintain with adoptive applicants prior to the placement of a child? |
DIVISION 5. PRE-ADOPTION CONSUMMATION ACTIVITIES |
§ 749.3721. What are my agency's responsibilities during the pre-adoption supervisory period? |
§ 749.3725. If the adoption has not been completed within the stipulated time frame in the written agreement, what actions must my agency take? |
§ 749.3727. What actions must my agency take if there are changes to the adoptive family during the post-placement period? |
§ 749.3729. What must my agency do if the placement cannot be completed and/or is not in the best interests of the child and/or the adoptive family? |
DIVISION 6. POST-PLACEMENT ADOPTIVE REPORT |
§ 749.3741. What is a post-placement adoptive report? |
§ 749.3743. Whom must I interview when developing a post-placement adoptive report? |
§ 749.3745. What must I document regarding interviews for a post-placement adoptive report? |
§ 749.3747. Is a visit to the home required when developing a post-placement adoptive report? |
§ 749.3749. When must I develop a post-placement adoptive report? |
§ 749.3751. What issues should an interview for a post-placement adoptive report address? |
§ 749.3753. What information must the post-placement adoptive report include? |
DIVISION 7. COUNSELING SERVICES |
§ 749.3771. Is my agency required to offer counseling services to the adoptive family? |
DIVISION 8. SUBSEQUENT ADOPTIONS |
§ 749.3781. What are the requirements if adoptive parents apply to adopt another child? |