| (a) The agency must discuss information about the child
and his birth parents with the prospective adoptive parents.
(b) According to the Texas Family Code §162.0062,
you must inform the prospective adoptive parents of their right to
examine the records and other information relating to the history
of the child, including the Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic
History (HSEGH) report and the child's health history within the HSEGH,
if you are required to do a HSEGH for the adoption.
(c) Any records or other information examined by the
prospective adoptive parents or any written information provided to
the prospective adoptive parents must be edited to protect any confidential
information.
(d) You must also provide the prospective adoptive
parents with:
(1) Research, which may be suggested reading materials
and/or websites, on how any known health issue that the child has
and/or any trauma the child has experienced (i.e. abuse or neglect)
may impact child development and the family's ability to maintain
permanency;
(2) Information about the Department of Family and
Protective Services (DFPS) adoption assistance programs, if the family
may be eligible for such assistance;
(3) Information about community services and other
resources available to support a parent who adopts a child, including
community services and other resources for a child who has suicidal
thoughts or attempts suicide; and
(4) The options available to the adoptive parent if
the parent is unable to care for the adopted child, including working
with the parent's post adopt provider about the possibility of post
adoption substitute care services or working with the child placing
agency that placed the child for adoption regarding any additional
services. You should also inform the adoptive parents that the Texas
Family Code, §162.026 makes it illegal to informally transfer
the custody of an adopted child to a person, unless the person is
a relative or stepparent of the child or an adult who has a significant
long-standing relationship with the child, or the transfer of custody
is a formal transfer of custody of the child through a court.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3395 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; amended to be effective July 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 4463; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2272; amended to be effective September 19, 2022, 47 TexReg 5490 |
