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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER SADOPTION SERVICES: ADOPTIVE PARENTS
DIVISION 2ADOPTIVE HOME SCREENING
RULE §749.3633When must I update an adoptive home screening?
(a) You must update an adoptive home screening for a family seeking adoptive placement:

  (1) Every 12 months; and

  (2) After a major life change in the adoptive family.

(b) The update must include:

  (1) A review and any required updating of each category of information required for an adoptive home screening; and

  (2) Documentation of at least one visit to the adoptive home when all household members are present within the 90-day period before the update is approved by the child placement management staff.

(c) No update is required for adoptive homes that also are providing foster care as a foster home verified by your agency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3633 adopted 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

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