Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER H	FOSTER CARE SERVICES: ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
DIVISION 1	ADMISSIONS
RULE §749.1109	What is a placement agreement?

(a) A placement agreement is your agreement with a child’s parent or the child that defines your roles and responsibilities and authorizes you to obtain or provide services for the child. The placement agreement must include:

(1) Authorization permitting you to care for the child;

(2) A medical consent form signed by a person authorized by the Texas Family Code to provide consent; and

(3) The reason for placement and anticipated length of time in care.

(b) A placement agreement must be signed by the child's parent, except as provided in subsection (c).

(c) For a transitional living program, a child 16 years old or older may sign the placement agreement on the child's own behalf, as provided in the Texas Family Code §32.203, without the consent of the child's parent if the child:

(1) Resides separate and apart from the child's parent and manages the child's own financial affairs;

(2) Is unmarried and pregnant; or

(3) Is unmarried and a parent.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1109 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909