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TITLE 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 707 CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
SUBCHAPTER A INVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION 1 INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT

Rules

§707.447 What do the following pronouns mean when used in this division?
§707.449 What is the purpose of this division?
§707.451 What terms and definitions are used in reports, investigations, and assessments of abuse and neglect?
§707.453 What is emotional abuse?
§707.455 What is physical abuse?
§707.457 What is sexual abuse?
§707.459 What is labor trafficking?
§707.461 What is sex trafficking?
§707.463 What is forced marriage?
§707.465 What is abandonment?
§707.467 What is neglectful supervision?
§707.469 What is medical neglect?
§707.471 What is physical neglect?
§707.473 What is refusal to assume parental responsibility (RAPR)?
§707.477 When do we make a finding of emotional abuse, physical abuse, or neglectful supervision against a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare in an investigation involving domestic violence?
§707.481 What are our responsibilities in receiving reports of child abuse and neglect?
§707.483 Are there certain allegations we do not classify as reports of abuse or neglect?
§707.485 What are the timeframes within which we must respond to a report of child abuse or neglect assigned for investigation?
§707.487 Do we notify law enforcement of all reports received of child abuse or neglect?
§707.489 How do we respond to reports of child abuse or neglect?
§707.491 What procedures apply when the investigator makes contact with and conducts interviews of parent(s) and alleged perpetrator(s) during an investigation?
§707.493 When will we directly purchase medical examinations for children during an investigation of abuse and neglect?
§707.495 How do we make dispositions after completing the investigation?
§707.497 What roles can we assign to persons involved in a case after the investigation is complete?
§707.499 Who will we notify of the investigation results?
§707.501 When do we conduct risk and safety assessments?
§707.503 When will we intervene for the purpose of providing immediate or short-term protection to a child?
§707.505 What are the requirements for an administrative review of investigation findings?
§707.507 What notification requirements apply to an investigation of a person that also has placement of child(ren) in the managing conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) or is a DFPS foster or adoptive home?
§707.509 What standards for conducting investigations of abuse and neglect apply to the Investigations program?
§707.511 On whom do we conduct criminal history records checks during the course of an investigation?
§707.513 What provisions govern the release and maintenance of records generated in conjunction with an investigation conducted by Investigations?
§707.515 How does the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services assign roles upon receipt of a report alleging child abuse or neglect?
§707.517 When is a person alleged to have committed abuse or neglect of a child entitled to request that we remove information from our records regarding that person's role as an alleged perpetrator in an investigation?

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