Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 1	ADMINISTRATION
PART 15	TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 376	REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER I	UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR (URM) PROGRAM
RULE §376.903	What services are available to unaccompanied refugee minors?

Unaccompanied refugee minors are eligible for the same range of child welfare benefits and services that are available to other children in the state. The contractor must develop a plan to ensure that the child is placed in a foster home or other setting approved by the legally responsible agency and also provide the following services according to the individual need of the child:

(1) case planning;

(2) family reunification;

(3) health screening and treatment;

(4) orientation and preparation for participation in American society;

(5) English as a Second Language instruction;

(6) occupational and cultural training;

(7) preservation of the child's ethnic and religious heritage; and

(8) regular monitoring and review of the child's living arrangements.

Source Note: The provisions of this §376.903 adopted to be effective October 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 10044; transferred effective October 1, 2003, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359