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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 700CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER MSUBSTITUTE-CARE SERVICES
DIVISION 1GENERAL
RULE §700.1307In what kinds of settings may a child in DFPS conservatorship be placed?

DFPS may place a child in any of the following settings:

  (1) the home of a relative of the child or other person with whom the child has a long standing and significant relationship, regardless of whether the relative or other person is a licensed or verified child-care provider;

  (2) any "residential child-care facility" as that term is defined in Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, including a foster home, foster group home, prospective adoptive home, or general residential operation; or a comparable facility licensed or approved by another state or by an Indian Tribal licensing authority;

  (3) a facility, group home or foster/companion home operated, licensed, certified, or verified by another state agency, including the following:

    (A) the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services;

    (B) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

    (C) the Texas Department of State Health Services;

    (D) the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;

    (E) the Texas School for the Deaf; or

    (F) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired;

  (4) an independent living arrangement, such as an apartment, that is approved by DFPS for a child who is at least 16 years of age and is a planned aspect of the child's participation in preparation for adult living (PAL) services;

  (5) the home from which the child was removed as ordered by the court or as part of a plan for the reunification of the child;

  (6) an approved "supervised independent living" (SIL) setting that contracts with DFPS for the provision of SIL services to young adults 18 and older in extended foster care; and

  (7) another living arrangement as ordered by the court.


Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1307 adopted to be effective August 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5632

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