(a) You must complete a foster home screening prior
to verifying the foster home.
(b) Your child placement management staff must review
and approve each foster home screening.
(c) The foster home screening must document:
(1) Required information (see §749.2447 of this
title (relating to What information must I obtain for the foster home
screening?));
(2) An assessment of the information obtained to determine
whether the applicant meets the requirements for verification; and
(3) An evaluation of the information obtained in order
to make recommendations about the applicant’s capacity to work
with children, including but not limited to age, gender, special
needs, and number of children.
(d) Regarding §749.2447(7) of this title, you
must report to Licensing only the information obtained about the prospective
foster family’s domestic violence history, as applicable. You
must report this information regardless of whether you verify the
home.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2445 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1377; 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 |