| (a) The Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry is
a registry maintained by the Department of Family and Protective Services
(DFPS), as required by Texas Family Code, §261.002, of substantiated
cases of child abuse or neglect. The Central Registry is maintained
as a subset of information in the DFPS electronic case management
system entitled Information Management Protecting Adults and Children
in Texas (IMPACT).
(b) The Central Registry contains only the names of
persons designated or sustained as perpetrators of child abuse or
neglect by:
(1) the Child Protective Investigations division of
DFPS, including Investigations, Special Investigations, and Child
Care Investigations; and
(2) the Provider Investigation Program of the Health
and Human Services Commission's Regulatory Services Department.
(c) The Central Registry also contains the names of
persons who are alleged to be the perpetrator of child abuse or neglect
in an ongoing investigation being conducted by DFPS. If at the conclusion
of the investigation DFPS does not designate the person as a perpetrator
of the abuse or neglect, DFPS will remove the person's name from the
Central Registry.
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