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.
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