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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 40. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE |
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PART 19. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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CHAPTER 707. CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS |
| SUBCHAPTER A. INVESTIGATIONS |
| DIVISION 1. INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT |
| § 707.447. What do the following pronouns mean when used in this division? |
| § 707.449. What is the purpose of this division? |
| § 707.451. What terms and definitions are used in reports, investigations, and assessments of abuse and neglect? |
| § 707.453. What is emotional abuse? |
| § 707.455. What is physical abuse? |
| § 707.457. What is sexual abuse? |
| § 707.459. What is labor trafficking? |
| § 707.461. What is sex trafficking? |
| § 707.463. What is forced marriage? |
| § 707.465. What is abandonment? |
| § 707.467. What is neglectful supervision? |
| § 707.469. What is medical neglect? |
| § 707.471. What is physical neglect? |
| § 707.473. What is refusal to assume parental responsibility (RAPR)? |
| § 707.481. What are our responsibilities in receiving reports of child abuse and neglect? |
| § 707.483. Are there certain allegations we do not classify as reports of abuse or neglect? |
| § 707.485. What are the timeframes within which we must respond to a report of child abuse or neglect assigned for investigation? |
| § 707.487. Do we notify law enforcement of all reports received of child abuse or neglect? |
| § 707.489. How do we respond to reports of child abuse or neglect? |
| § 707.491. What procedures apply when the investigator makes contact with and conducts interviews of parent(s) and alleged perpetrator(s) during an investigation? |
| § 707.493. When will we directly purchase medical examinations for children during an investigation of abuse and neglect? |
| § 707.495. How do we make dispositions after completing the investigation? |
| § 707.497. What roles can we assign to persons involved in a case after the investigation is complete? |
| § 707.499. Who will we notify of the investigation results? |
| § 707.501. When do we conduct risk and safety assessments? |
| § 707.503. When will we intervene for the purpose of providing immediate or short-term protection to a child? |
| § 707.505. What are the requirements for an administrative review of investigation findings? |
| § 707.509. What standards for conducting investigations of abuse and neglect apply to the Investigations program? |
| § 707.511. On whom do we conduct criminal history records checks during the course of an investigation? |
| § 707.513. What provisions govern the release and maintenance of records generated in conjunction with an investigation conducted by Investigations? |
| § 707.515. How does the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services assign roles upon receipt of a report alleging child abuse or neglect? |
| DIVISION 2. ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE |
| § 707.549. What do the following pronouns mean when used in this division? |
| § 707.551. What is alternative response? |
| § 707.553. Which cases may be conducted as an alternative response? |
| § 707.555. Can a case initially assigned for an alternative response be conducted as an investigation? |
| § 707.557. Which provisions govern the conduct of an alternative response? |
| § 707.559. What are the basic components of an alternative response? |
| § 707.561. What investigative actions may we take when conducting an alternative response? |
| § 707.563. Do we maintain written records from an alternative response? |
| § 707.565. What provisions govern the release and maintenance of records generated in conjunction with an alternative response? |
| § 707.567. What occurs when an alternative response is complete? |
| DIVISION 3. RELEASE HEARINGS |
| § 707.571. What do the following pronouns, words, and terms mean when used in this division? |
| § 707.573. When do we release information about a designated perpetrator to outside parties? |
| § 707.575. What are the notice requirements for a designated perpetrator when we release information to outside parties? |
| § 707.577. When must we arrange a release hearing for a designated perpetrator? |
| § 707.579. What happens after a designated perpetrator requests a release hearing? |
| § 707.581. How is a release hearing conducted? |
| § 707.583. What actions may an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) take regarding a finding of abuse or neglect by the Investigations program of the Child Protective Investigations division? |
| § 707.585. What happens if the designated perpetrator fails to appear at the release hearing? |
| SUBCHAPTER B. SCHOOL INVESTIGATIONS |
| § 707.597. What do the following pronouns mean when used in this subchapter? |
| § 707.599. What is the purpose of Subchapter B of this chapter? |
| § 707.601. Who conducts investigations of a report alleging abuse or neglect of a child by school personnel or volunteers in a school setting? |
| § 707.603. What standards for conducting investigations of abuse and neglect apply to the Special Investigations program? |
| § 707.605. What do the following terms mean when used in this subchapter? |
| § 707.607. How is child abuse and neglect defined for the purpose of a school investigation? |
| § 707.609. When will a report of alleged abuse or neglect occurring in a school setting be assigned for investigation? |
| § 707.611. Who do we notify when we receive a report of child abuse or neglect in a school setting? |
| § 707.613. What are the priorities and time frames for initiating school investigations? |
| § 707.615. Which school personnel must we notify prior to initiating a school investigation? |
| § 707.617. How are school investigations conducted? |
| § 707.619. What procedures apply when we conduct an interview or examination during a school investigation? |
| § 707.621. How do we make dispositions and assign roles in a case after completing the investigation? |
| § 707.623. Will we notify school officials once the investigation is completed? |
| § 707.625. How is notice provided to non-school entities when a school investigation is completed? |
| SUBCHAPTER C. CHILD CARE INVESTIGATIONS |
| DIVISION 1. DEFINITIONS |
| § 707.701. What do the following pronouns mean when used in this subchapter? |
| § 707.703. What do the following terms mean when used in this subchapter? |
| DIVISION 2. OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATION IN CHILD CARE OPERATIONS |
| § 707.711. What is the purpose of an abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation conducted in a child care operation? |
| § 707.713. What standards for conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation apply to the Child Care Investigations program? |
| § 707.715. What are the timeframes within which we must respond to a report of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation assigned for investigation? |
| § 707.716. What requirements does the investigator follow prior to interviewing the alleged perpetrator? |
| § 707.717. What actions may we take during the course of an abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation? |
| § 707.719. Must the child care operation allow us to visit the operation as part of the investigation? |
| § 707.721. What part of the child care operation can we investigate? |
| § 707.723. Are visits to a child care operation announced or unannounced? |
| § 707.725. How often may we visit a child care operation during an abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation? |
| § 707.727. Will we investigate anonymous reports? |
| § 707.729. Will an abuse, neglect, and exploitation finding be posted on the Texas Health and Human Services' Search Texas Child Care website? |
| DIVISION 3. NOTIFICATION |
| § 707.741. When will we notify the child care operation of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation? |
| § 707.743. Do we notify parents that an investigator interviewed their child during an abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation? |
| § 707.745. Whom will we inform of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation results? |
| § 707.747. Will we cite deficiencies related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation in a child care operation? |
| DIVISION 4. CONFIDENTIALITY |
| § 707.761. Will you tell the operation or alleged perpetrator who made the report that resulted in the investigation of the operation? |
| § 707.763. Are abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations in child care operations confidential? |
| § 707.767. Are there any portions of the abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigation records that may not be released to anyone? |
| DIVISION 5. ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION |
| § 707.781. What is the purpose of this division? |
| § 707.783. Who is considered a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for purposes of a child abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation in a child care operation? |
| § 707.785. What do certain words and terms mean when used in this division? |
| § 707.787. What is emotional abuse? |
| § 707.789. What is physical abuse? |
| § 707.791. What is sexual abuse? |
| § 707.793. What is labor trafficking? |
| § 707.795. What is sex trafficking? |
| § 707.797. What is forced marriage? |
| § 707.799. What is exploitation? |
| § 707.801. What is neglect? |
| § 707.803. When will we use the "reasonable and prudent parent standard" in conducting an investigation in a child care operation? |
| DIVISION 6. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS |
| § 707.815. What is an administrative review? |
| § 707.817. Who may request an administrative review? |
| § 707.819. How does a designated perpetrator request an administrative review? |
| § 707.821. Who conducts the administrative review? |
| § 707.823. How is the administrative review conducted? |
| § 707.825. What actions regarding an abuse, neglect, or exploitation finding may we take at the conclusion of the administrative review? |
| § 707.827. When will a decision regarding the administrative review be issued? |
| § 707.829. Can a designated perpetrator waive the right to an administrative review? |
| § 707.831. What happens if a designated perpetrator waives the right to an administrative review? |
| DIVISION 7. DUE PROCESS HEARINGS |
| § 707.841. What is a due process hearing? |
| § 707.843. Who may request a due process hearing? |
| § 707.845. How do I request a due process hearing? |
| § 707.847. What happens after a designated perpetrator makes a request for a due process hearing? |
| § 707.849. How is a due process hearing conducted? |
| § 707.851. Can due process hearings be combined? |
| § 707.853. What actions may the administrative law judge take on the abuse, neglect, or exploitation finding at the due process hearing? |
| § 707.855. What if I do not appear at my due process hearing? |
| § 707.857. What actions must we take in response to an administrative law judge's action regarding an abuse, neglect, or exploitation finding? |
| § 707.859. Can I waive my right to a due process hearing? |