{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-266.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 266.012","heading":"COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS.","body":"(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive:\n(1) a developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment that includes:\n(A) a screening for trauma; and\n(B) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of the child's needs; and\n(2) a screening for risk of commercial sexual exploitation using a validated, evidenced-informed tool selected by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code, if:\n(A) validation guidelines based on the child's age indicate the screening is appropriate; or\n(B) concerns of commercial sexual exploitation exist.\n(b) The department shall develop guidelines regarding the contents of an assessment report.\n(c) A single source continuum contractor under Subchapter B-1, Chapter 264, providing therapeutic foster care services to a child shall ensure that the child receives a comprehensive assessment under this section at least once every 90 days.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 125), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (H.B. 451), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 266. MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.266.htm#266.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"19230df1266573a51b02ad2a5f1f0318c3efe505109f78722c6ed92bc8a66582","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-266.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-266.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}