26 TAC § 749.2445. What is a foster home screening?, DIVISION 2. FOSTER HOME SCREENINGS

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 749 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › 26 TAC § 749.2445

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(a) You must complete a foster home screening prior to verifying the foster home.

(b) Your child placement management staff must review and approve each foster home screening.

(c) The foster home screening must document:

(1) Required information (see §749.2447 of this title (relating to What information must I obtain for the foster home screening?));

(2) An assessment of the information obtained to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for verification; and

(3) An evaluation of the information obtained in order to make recommendations about the applicant’s capacity to work with children, including but not limited to age, gender, special needs, and number of children.

(d) Regarding §749.2447(7) of this title, you must report to Licensing only the information obtained about the prospective foster family’s domestic violence history, as applicable. You must report this information regardless of whether you verify the home.

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