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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 |
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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? |