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 H	FOSTER CARE SERVICES: ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
DIVISION 6	SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT
RULE §749.1281	What are the requirements when I move a child from one foster home to another?

(a) If the move is not an emergency, child placement management staff must:

(1) Review and approve the move before you move the child to the new placement;

(2) Document the review and approval in the child's record, including signature and date; and

(3) Comply with the pre-placement requirements in §749.1251 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for pre-placement visits for a child?).

(b) If the move is an emergency, child placement management staff must:

(1) Give verbal approval before the move; and

(2) Document the verbal approval in the child's record within 10 days of the placement. Documentation must be signed and dated and include the date verbal approval was given and circumstances of the emergency placement.

(c) For all moves, child placement staff must prepare a child according to §749.1253 of this title (relating to What must staff do to prepare a child for a placement?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1281 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