40 TAC § 700.310. Fair Hearings
TexasRegulations
Ask Donna
How this section applies to your facts.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 19 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Chapter 700 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES › 40 TAC § 700.310
Text
(a) Child protective services clients have the right to a fair hearing if services they request are denied, reduced, or terminated or if the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) does not act on their request for services with reasonable promptness.
(b) When DFPS staff informs a client that requested services have been denied, reduced, or terminated or will not be provided with reasonable promptness, staff must also inform the client:
(1) that the client may request a fair hearing to question DFPS action;
(2) the procedures for requesting a fair hearing; and
(3) that the client may be represented at the hearing by others, including legal counsel.
(c) If requested, DFPS staff assists the client in completing the form for requesting a fair hearing.
This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.