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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 707CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
SUBCHAPTER AINVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION 1INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
RULE §707.503When will we intervene for the purpose of providing immediate or short-term protection to a child?

(a) We will intervene to provide for a child's immediate or short-term safety when:

  (1) The child is at risk of abuse or neglect in the immediate or short-term future; and

  (2) The child's family is unwilling or unable to protect the child without intervention.

(b) When a child needs immediate or short-term protection as specified in subsection (a) of this section, we must complete a safety assessment, develop a plan to provide for the child's immediate or short-term safety, and ensure that the plan is implemented. This includes situations where the method of assuring the child's short-term protection is to remove the alleged perpetrator from the home, either voluntarily or by court order.


Source Note: The provisions of this §707.503 adopted to be effective July 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 4780

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