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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 5PRE-ADOPTION CONSUMMATION ACTIVITIES
RULE §749.3729What must my agency do if the placement cannot be completed and/or is not in the best interests of the child and/or the adoptive family?

Your agency must remove the child from the adoptive family if the placement and adoption is not in the best interests of the child and/or the adoptive family. The decision to remove the child must be reviewed and approved by child placement management staff prior to the removal. You must document the circumstances necessitating the removal and the child's needs in the child's record.


Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3729 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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