An adoption evaluator:
(1) Must conform the evaluator's actions to the professional
standards of care applicable to the evaluator's licensure and any
administrative rules, ethical standards, or guidelines adopted by
the state agency that licenses the evaluator, unless otherwise directed
by a court or prescribed by a rule in this subchapter;
(2) Shall follow evidence-based practice methods and
make use of current best evidence in making assessments, conclusions,
and recommendations;
(3) Shall verify, to the extent possible, each statement
of fact pertinent to an adoption evaluation and shall note the sources
of verification and information in any report prepared on the evaluation;
and
(4) Shall state the basis for the evaluator's conclusions
or recommendations in any report prepared on the evaluation.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §735.201 adopted to be effective March 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 1489; transferred effective May 1, 2018, as published in the Texas Register April 13, 2018, 43 TexReg 2289 |
