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Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.257: EVALUATION OF PLACEMENTS.
Where this section sits in the code
- HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
- TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL
- SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
- CHAPTER 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER H. REGULATION OF CERTAIN GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
(a) A general residential operation that considers accepting a child's placement with the operation shall evaluate the proposed placement on the following criteria:
(1) whether the child meets the operation's admission criteria;
(2) whether the child would benefit from the treatment model implemented at the operation; and
(3) whether the operation has the staff and resources to meet the child's needs considering the other children at the operation and the other children's needs.
(b) A general residential operation shall ensure that the evaluation under Subsection (a) does not delay the timely placement of a child.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 24, eff. June 14, 2021.
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