| (a) The report must contain:
(1) Any previously incomplete or supplemental information
regarding the adoptive parents and the child that was required to
be obtained for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation,
including any updates relating to:
(A) A newly completed Health, Social, Educational,
and Genetic History Report (HSEGH), or supplemental information;
(B) Any updates to the child's current physical, mental,
and emotional status, including any special needs;
(C) An update regarding the child's legal status; and
(D) Any new information obtained regarding the adoptive
parents in relation to §735.305 of this title (relating to What
information about the adoptive parents must be included in the pre-placement
portion of an adoption evaluation?);
(2) Documentation of the requirements in Subchapters
B, D, and E of this Chapter, including documentation of:
(A) Information that was obtained through the review
of documents, reports, and inspections; and
(B) Interviews with the adoptive parents, their family,
and the child;
(3) A summary of the adjustment of the adoptive parents,
other family members, others persons living in the adoptive home,
and the child during the last five to six months the child was living
with the adoptive parents;
(4) An updated assessment of the child's present and
prospective physical, intellectual, social, and psychological functioning,
including an assessment of how the adoptive parents responded to any
special needs the child had;
(5) An updated assessment of basic care and safety
issues, including the physical safety of the environment of the adoptive
home and how the child has responded to living in the adoptive home;
(6) An updated assessment of the adoptive parents'
individual strengths and weaknesses;
(7) Conclusions and recommendations to the court as
to whether the adoptive parents have accepted the child and have the
ability to parent and adopt the child;
(8) For each adoption evaluator that conducted any
part of the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation, including
interviewing participants; making home visits; making assessments,
conclusions, or recommendations; or writing the report:
(A) Their names, license numbers, if applicable, and
role in conducting the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation;
and
(B) A statement that each adoption evaluator:
(i) Has read and meets the qualification requirements
of Texas Family Code §107.154; or
(ii) Was appointed by the court under Texas Family
Code §107.155; and
(9) Telephone numbers for entities where it is appropriate
for the adoptive parents to file complaints about how the post-placement
portion of an adoption evaluation was conducted, including phone numbers
for:
(A) The court that ordered the adoption evaluation;
and
(B) The board or agency that licenses the adoption
evaluator who is primarily responsible for the post-placement portion
of an adoption evaluation, if applicable.
(b) The adoption evaluator primarily responsible for
the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation must sign the
report.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §735.411 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; amended to be effective May 16, 2019, 44 TexReg 2363 |
