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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES |
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Subchapter C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES |
Sec. 42.045. RECORDS
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(a) A person who operates a licensed or certified facility shall maintain individual child development records, individual health records, statistical records, and complete financial records.
(b) A person who provides adoption services under a license to operate a child-placing agency shall furnish information required by the department to determine whether adoption related income and disbursements are reasonable, appropriate, and in compliance with the department's minimum standards.
(c) If a child-placing agency terminates operation as a child-placing agency, it shall, after giving notice to the department, transfer its files and records concerning adopted children, their biological families, and their adoptive families to the Bureau of Vital Statistics or, after giving notice to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, to a facility licensed by the department to place children for adoption.
(d) An independent foster home and a child-placing agency shall notify the department of any change of address for a licensed foster home or a verified agency foster home. The independent foster home and child-placing agency shall notify the department of the address change within the earlier of two business days or 72 hours of the date the foster home changes its address.