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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER CORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 1PLANS AND POLICIES REQUIRED DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
RULE §749.117What are the requirements for my discipline policies for children in care?
(a) You must develop discipline policies for children in foster care or in an adoptive placement prior to consummation that must:

  (1) Guide caregivers and employees in the methods used for the discipline of children;

  (2) Integrate trauma informed care into the care, treatment, and management of each child;

   (3) Include measures for positive responses to appropriate behavior;

  (4) Include the importance of nurturing behavior, stimulation, and promptly meeting the child's needs; and

   (5) Include a statement that discipline of any type is not allowable for infants.
Source Note: The provisions of this §749.117 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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