# 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.310: 40 TAC § 700.310. Fair Hearings

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## Section

- **Citation:** 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.310
- **Heading:** 40 TAC § 700.310. Fair Hearings
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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.

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