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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER HFOSTER CARE SERVICES: ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
DIVISION 5FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT
RULE §749.1251What are the requirements for pre-placement visits for a child?
(a) A child over six months of age must visit the foster home at least once before placement.

(b) There must be a meaningful interval between the pre-placement visit and the placement. This interval must be at least sufficient to allow a child and foster parents to have privacy, an opportunity to discuss and consider placement, and to have their questions, opinions, and concerns addressed.

(c) You must document pre-placement visits in the child's record.

(d) Pre-placement visits are not required for emergency admissions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1251 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

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