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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 §700.1317How are parents notified of their child's current placement?

(a) Except as provided in this subsection, DFPS must keep the parents of a child in substitute care apprised of the current placement of their child, including any changes in placement, unless:

  (1) the parent's parental rights to the child have been terminated;

  (2) the parent cannot be located despite reasonable efforts; or

  (3) DFPS has been named the child's permanent managing conservator in a suit in which parental rights were not terminated and the parent is no longer involved in the life of the child.

(b) DFPS is not required to provide a parent with any information regarding a child's placement that DFPS determines will pose a risk to the health or safety of the child, the child's caregiver, or any other person.


Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1317 adopted to be effective August 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5632

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