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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER DREPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING
DIVISION 1REPORTING SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND OTHER OCCURRENCES
RULE §749.519How must I notify parents of a safe sleeping deficiency or an abuse, neglect, or exploitation deficiency?

(a) Within five days after you receive notification of a deficiency described in §749.517 of this division (relating to What are the notification requirements when Licensing finds my operation deficient in a standard related to safe sleeping or the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child in care?), you must notify the parents of each child in the care of each foster home verified by your Child-Placing Agency at the time of notification, including a child who may not have been in care on the day of the actual incident.

(b) When meeting the notice requirements in subsection (a) of this section, your main office or a branch office must notify the parents of children in the care of each foster home that the office supervises.

(c) If the deficiency is for a safe sleeping standard, you must notify the parents using Form 2970, Notification of Safe Sleeping Deficiency, located on the Licensing provider website.

(d) If the deficiency is for the standard related to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child in care, you must notify the parents using Form 7266, Notification of Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation Deficiency, located on the Licensing provider website.

(e) You must maintain and make available for our review, upon request, proof that you have notified parents in writing of deficiencies in safe sleeping and abuse, neglect, or exploitation, as required by subsection (a) of this section.


Source Note: The provisions of this §749.519 adopted to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2454

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