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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER CORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 4FISCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES
RULE §749.197For adoption services, what fee policies must I have?
(a) For adoption services, you must have an adoption fee or adoption fee schedule that you apply to all clients. The policy must include the type of expenditures you will meet for birth parents and whether you will do so through an overall fee, pass-through expenses, or some combination. Policies on pass-through expenses must comply with all requirements listed in §749.273 of this title (relating to What must I do if I pass through expenses to adoptive families?).

(b) If you charge additional fees, your policy must explain clearly what the fees cover.

(c) You must have a clear policy on refunds.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.197 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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