Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

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 2	ADOPTIVE HOME SCREENING
RULE §749.3625	Whom must I interview when conducting an adoptive home screening?

Interviews for an adoptive home screening must include:

(1) At least one individual interview with each prospective adoptive parent;

(2) At least one individual interview with each child three years or older living in the home either full or part time;

(3) At least one individual interview with any other person living full or part time with the family;

(4) At least one joint interview with the adoptive applicants;

(5) At least one family group interview with family members living in the home; and

(6) At least one interview, by telephone, in person or by letter, with any minor child 12 years old or older or adult child of the adoptive applicants not living in the home. If you cannot reach an adult child to interview, you must document your reasonable efforts to locate the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3625 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909