{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.0445","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0445","heading":"REQUIRED BACKGROUND SEARCH OF CENTRAL REGISTRY OF REPORTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.","body":"(a) Before the department issues a license, listing, registration, or certification under this subchapter, the department shall search the central registry of reported cases of child abuse or neglect established under Section 261.002, Family Code, to determine whether the applicant or the owner or an employee of the facility or family home is listed in the registry as a person who abused or neglected a child.\n(b) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.223, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["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 C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.42.htm#42.0445","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"2200466f2028d409a9b7f735e86b777a2c965ee383b9717e81155aa0acc56560","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.04431","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.0446"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}