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 G	CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
RULE §749.1013	What right to privacy does a child have with respect to his contact with others?

(a) Except as determined by child placement management staff or the child's parent, you may not:

(1) Open or read the child's incoming or outgoing mail, including electronic mail, unless necessary to assist the child with reading or writing; or

(2) Listen to or screen the child's telephone calls unless the child needs assistance with using the telephone.

(b) You must document in the child's record:

(1) Any reason for restrictions on the child's mail or telephone calls that you impose; and

(2) A listing of the mail or telephone calls that you restrict.

(d) Restrictions imposed by you that continue for more than 30 days must be re-evaluated monthly by your child placement management staff, who also must:

(1) Explain the reasons for the continued restrictions to the child; and

(2) Document the reasons in the child's record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1013 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909