{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.168","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.168","heading":"REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDATIONS BY DEPARTMENT.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter governing the transfer of case management authority to a single source continuum contractor, the department may review, approve, or disapprove a contractor's recommendation with respect to a child's permanency goal.\n(b) Subsection (a) may not be construed to limit or restrict the authority of the department to include necessary oversight measures and review processes to maintain compliance with federal and state requirements in a contract with a single source continuum contractor.\n(c) The department shall develop an internal dispute resolution process to decide disagreements between a single source continuum contractor and the department.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 18(a), eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B-1. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.168","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"f25b125dc5ba65f6698457489b7fb3988c27aec4169786c15bd5259a8d1c376e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.167","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}