Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 40	SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19	DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 745	LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER K	INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION 3	CONFIDENTIALITY
RULE §745.8487	What information can Licensing release to the public after the completion of the abuse or neglect investigation?

(a) We may release to the public only those portions of the abuse or neglect investigation record that we must file in the operation's monitoring file under §745.8489 of this title (relating to What portions of the child abuse or neglect investigation must Licensing keep in the operation's monitoring file?).

(b) Before releasing portions of the abuse or neglect investigation that are in the operation's monitoring file, we must remove:

(1) The identity of any alleged victims or their families;

(2) The identity of any other children involved in the investigation;

(3) The identity of the reporter;

(4) The identity of the alleged perpetrator;

(5) The identity of any other individual whose life or safety might be endangered by the release; and

(6) Any other information that may not be released under §745.8493 of this title (relating to Are there any portions of Licensing records that Licensing may not release to anyone?) and §745.8495 of this title (relating to Who can review or have a copy of a photograph or an audio or visual recording, depiction, or documentation of a child that is in Licensing records?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.8487 adopted to be effective March 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 965; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7494; amended to be effective March 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 1182; amended to be effective March 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 834