| (a) If background information is requested by a child-placing
agency conducting a foster home screening, pre-adoptive home screening,
or post placement adoptive report, then you must release background
information regarding the current or previous foster home.
(b) Background information must also be released to
independent contractors who are hired or required by the court to
conduct a social study under Chapter 107 of the Texas Family Code.
(c) For the purposes of this section, background information
includes:
(1) A foster home screening, pre-adoptive home screening,
and post placement adoptive report and related documentation;
(2) Documentation of supervisory visits and evaluations
for the past year;
(3) Any record of deficiencies and their resolutions
for the past year, including information regarding pending investigations
and unresolved deficiencies;
(4) The most current fire and health inspections;
(5) The transfer/closing summary for the foster home,
as required by §749.2497 of this title (relating to Are transfer/closing
summaries required for foster homes?);
(6) Copies of any current or previous plan to achieve
compliance or other type of development plan for the past two years,
if applicable; and
(7) Copies of any current or previous correction action
or adverse action plans for the past two years, if applicable.
(d) You must release the background information to
the requesting agency by the 10th day after receiving the written
request, including informing the requesting agency of any pending
investigations and/or unresolved deficiencies. By the 10th day after
the completion of any pending investigations and/or the resolution
of any deficiencies, you must release to the requesting agency the:
(1) Outcome of any investigations and any resulting
deficiencies cited; and
(2) Resolution of any deficiencies.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2475 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1377; amended to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9058; amended 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 |
