| (a) Child placement staff must conduct supervisory
visits:
(1) In the foster home at least quarterly;
(2) With both foster parents, if applicable, at least
once every six months; and
(3) With all household members at least once every
year.
(b) At least two supervisory visits per year must be
unannounced.
(c) At least once every quarter, your supervisory visit
must evaluate and document the following:
(1) Any change to household members, frequent visitors,
or persons who will provide support as a caregiver during an unexpected
event or crisis situation;
(2) Any major life change in the foster family as
described in §749.2805 of this title (relating to What is a "major
life change in the foster family"?);
(3) Any change to the foster home disaster and emergency
plans as described in §749.2907 of this title (relating to What
disaster and emergency plans much each foster home have?); and
(4) Any challenging behaviors of the current children
in the home, the level of stress the foster family is currently experiencing
(including any significant change in finances), and any methods for
responding to each child's challenging behavior and/or alleviating
any significant stress the foster family is experiencing.
(d) You must document each visit in the home's record.
The documentation must include the names of all household members
present during the visit, specific issues identified and any rules
evaluated, results of the evaluation, deficiencies found, plans for
achieving compliance, plans for follow-up to ensure compliance was
achieved, and any changes to the information in the foster home screening
since the last supervisory visit, including the reasons for any change
in the home's verification.
(e) For each supervisory visit, documentation of the
visit must be signed by each foster parent present for the visit and
the child-placement staff conducting the visit.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2815 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 622; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 99449; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
