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  • Section 6000: Substitute Care Services

    6000 Substitute Care Services

    6100 Overview of Substitute Care

    6110 Goals and Objectives

    6111 Assumption of Parental Responsibility

    6112 Goals of Substitute Care

    6113 Objectives of Substitute Care

    6114 Legal and Practical Bases

    6120 Initial Caseworker Activities

    6121 Complete a Post Removal Transfer Staffing

    6122 Required Tasks at Conservatorship Assignment

    6123 Ongoing Duty to Provide Notice of DFPS Conservatorship

    6124 Case Conference and Supportive Supervision in CVS, Local Permanency, and Kinship

    6130 Case Record and Workload Management

    6131 Case Stages

    6131.1 Case Definition

    6131.2 Types of Conservatorship Stages

    6131.21 Family or Parent Stages

    6131.22 Child Stage

    6131.23 Casework Related Special Requests

    6131.24 Foster and Adoptive Home Development

    6131.25 Adoption Stage

    6131.26 Substitute Care Case Related Special Request: C-PB Stage

    6131.27 Preparation for Adult Living

    6132 The Case Record

    6133 Case Recording

    6133.1 Documentation and Communication

    6133.2 Documenting Contacts in Substitute Care

    6133.21 Documenting Contacts Using the Contact Details Page

    6133.22 Documenting Monthly Contacts and Visits

    6133.23 Required Narrative Content

    6133.24 Contacts and Visits with the Child, Parent, Kinship, Relatives, and Caregiver

    6133.25 CPS Contact with Collaterals, Court, and Legal Parties

    6133.26 Supervisor Consultation

    6133.3 Documenting Legal Activity

    6133.4 Documenting Health Information

    6133.5 Maintaining the Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History (HSEGH) Report

    6133.51 Education Information

    6133.52 Relatives and Fictive Kin

    6133.6 Documenting Information on Case Principals

    6133.7 Documenting Other Actions

    6133.71 Documenting Services to Parents and Caregivers

    6133.72 Documenting Permanency Planning Meetings

    6133.73 Maintaining Current Photograph of a Child

    6133.74 Documenting Transfer and Closing Summaries

    6134 External Documentation

    6140 General Caseworker Duties

    6141 Services to a Caregiver

    6142 General Court Duties

    6143 Communication with the Child, Parents, Attorneys, Courts, Relatives and Caregivers

    6143.1 Child or Youth Access to Caseworker and Unit Management

    6143.11 Responding to a Message from a Child or Youth

    6144 Caseworkers’ Responsibilities Regarding Discipline

    6150 Notifications

    6151 Whom to Notify

    6151.1 Exceptions to the Notification Requirements

    6151.2 Child Admitted to an Inpatient Mental Health Facility

    6151.3 Notification Requirements and Schedule

    6160 Caseworker's Duty to Report Abuse and Neglect in an Open Conservatorship (CVS) Case

    6161 Completing and Submitting the Monthly Required CVS Contact and the Monthly Evaluation/Assessment for Supervisory Approval

    6170 Actions Requiring Supervisor Approval

    6171 Actions Requiring Child Placement Management Staff Approval

    6180 Discharging Children from Substitute Care

    6181 Services Preceding Discharge

    6182 Services at Discharge from Substitute Care

    6200 Case Planning for Positive Permanency

    6210 Overview of Case Planning

    6211 Requirements to Produce a Case Plan

    6212 Permanency Planning

    6213 Concurrent Permanency Planning

    6220 Permanency Planning Process

    6221 The Permanency Plan

    6222 Reasonable Efforts

    6230 Factors to Consider When Planning for Permanency

    6231 Working with Family of Origin

    6232 Working Collaboratively

    6233 Selecting the Permanency Goal

    6234 Prioritizing Permanency Goals

    6234.1 Family Reunification

    6234.11 Exceptions to Planned Reunification

    6234.12 Priority of Family Reunification

    6234.13 Parent's Ability

    6234.14 Aggravated Circumstances or Criminal Convictions

    6234.15 Other Factors

    6234.16 Ruling Out Family Reunification

    6234.2 Adoption

    6234.21 Categories of Adoption

    6234.22 Selecting Adoption

    6234.23 Adoption vs. Conservatorship

    6234.24 Ruling Out Family Reunification and Adoption Before Pursuing Permanency Care Assistance

    6234.3 Permanent Managing Conservatorship to a Relative or Suitable Individual

    6234.4 Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement

    6234.41 Categories of Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA)

    6234.42 Selecting APPLA

    6234.43 Identifying Support of a Family or Other Caring Adult

    6234.44 Reassessing APPLA as the Permanency Goal

    6235 Documenting the Permanency Plan

    6236 Approving the Permanency Plan

    6236.1 Approving the Plan

    6236.2 Presenting the Permanency Plan to the Court

    6236.3 Changing or Revising the Permanency Plan

    6237 Permanency Planning for Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Institutional Settings

    6237.1 Time Frames for Permanent Family Placements in Temporary Managing Conservatorship

    6240 Case Planning

    6241 The Child's Plan of Service (CPOS)

    6241.1 Basic Description and Content of the Child's Plan of Service

    6241.2 Child Plan of Service Types and Frequency of Reviews

    6241.21 Initial Child's Plan of Service

    6241.22 Review of Child's Plan of Service

    6241.23 Facility's Meetings to Plan Services

    6241.24 Adoption Plan

    6241.25 Person Characteristics in IMPACT

    6241.3 Participating in Development of the Child's Plan of Service

    6241.31 Documenting Participation in the Development of the Child's Plan of Service

    6241.32 Distributing the Approved Child's Plan of Service to Participants

    6241.4 Documenting and Approving the Child's Plan of Service

    6241.41 Changing or Revising the Permanency Goal

    6242 The Family Plan of Service (FPOS)

    6242.1 Family Plan of Service Types

    6242.11 Initial Family Plan of Service

    6242.12 Family Reunification Family Plan of Service

    6242.13 Family Reunification (FRE) Family Plan

    6242.2 The Family Plan of Service for Children Under Age Two

    6242.3 Requirement for a Family Plan of Service

    6242.31 Exceptions to Requirements for the Family Plan of Service

    6242.4 Developing the Family Plan of Service

    6242.41 Family Participation in Developing the Family Plan of Service

    6242.42 Refusal to Cooperate

    6242.5 Content of the Family Plan of Service

    6242.6 Documenting and Approving the Family Plan of Service

    6242.7 Reviewing the Family Plan of Service

    6242.8 Updating the Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSNA)

    6243 Services to Parents Who Live Outside of the Country

    6250 Permanency Planning Meetings (PPM)

    6251 Overview of Permanency Planning Meetings

    6251.1 When CPS Is the Temporary Managing Conservator

    6251.2 When CPS Is Permanent Managing Conservator

    6251.3 Written Notice of a Permanency Planning Meeting

    6251.4 Permanency Planning Meeting

    6251.5 Fifth-Month Permanency Planning Meeting

    6251.6 Issues to Address if DFPS Has PMC

    6252 Permanency Planning Meetings for Youth 14 and Older

    6252.1 Reviewing and Documenting a Youth's Plans for Transitioning to Successful Adulthood

    6260 Permanency Roundtables (PRT)

    6300 Services to Families

    6310 Services to the Child's Family When the Child Is in Substitute Care

    6311 Services to the Parent and Family

    6312 Contact with the Family

    6313 Participation of Parents’ Attorneys When a Child Is in Substitute Care

    6314 Services to Children and Parents across Regional Lines

    6314.1 Coordination Between Primary Caseworker and Courtesy Supervision Caseworker

    6314.11 Responsibilities of the Courtesy Caseworker

    6314.12 Responsibilities of the Primary Caseworker

    6320 Visits with the Family

    6321 Frequency of Contact

    6322 Preparing for the Visit

    6323 Conducting the Visit

    6324 Assessing the Visit

    6325 Documenting the Visit

    6326 Following Up on Identified Needs

    6330 The Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSNA)

    6340 Completing the Family Plan of Service

    6350 Contact with Special Populations

    6351 Incarcerated Parents

    6352 Military Families

    6360 When CPS Obtains Permanent Managing Conservatorship Without Termination of Parental Rights

    6361 Assessing Parental Involvement and Participation in Service Planning

    6362 Maintaining the Family Substitute Care Stage

    6363 Court's Authority to Order CPS to Provide Services

    6364 When to Complete a Family Plan of Service

    6365 Reassessing Inactive Parents and Parents Unable to Provide a Safe Home When Parental Rights Have Not Been Terminated

    6366 When Service Planning Has Been Discontinued or Resumed

    6370 When a Mother in an Open CVS Case is Pregnant

    6371 When the Baby is Born

    6371.1 Legal Intervention

    6380 Parental Child Safety Placements in CVS Cases

    6400 Services to Children in Substitute Care

    6410 Placement Supervision

    6411 Contact with the Child

    6411.1 Federal Requirements

    6411.2 Face-to-Face Visits

    6411.21 Frequency of Face-to-Face Visits

    6411.22 Conducting the Monthly Visit

    6411.23 Documenting the Monthly Visit

    6411.24 Following Up on Identified Needs

    6411.25 Alternate Caseworker

    6411.3 Contact with Children in IDD GRO, SSLC and ICF Facilities

    6411.31 Responsibilities of the Developmental Disability Specialist

    6411.32 Responsibilities of the Primary Conservatorship Caseworker When a Child Has an Intellectual or Developmental Disability

    6411.4 Children with Primary Medical Needs and Special Health Care Needs

    6411.5 Contacts with Out-of-State Placements

    6412 Services to Children and Caregivers across Regional Lines

    6412.1 Courtesy Supervision – Contact across Regional Lines

    6412.2 Local Permanency Supervision

    6412.21 Local Permanency Eligibility

    6412.22 Coordination between Local Permanency and Primary Caseworker

    6412.23 Responsibilities of the Local Permanency Specialist

    6412.24 Responsibilities of the Primary Caseworker When a Local Permanency Specialist Is Assigned to a Child

    6412.25 Transition from a Local Permanency Specialist to a Courtesy Caseworker When the Out-of-Region Placement Is Identified as the Adoptive Home

    6412.26 Local Permanency Waiver

    6415 The Right to Regular Contact

    6415.1 Ending Contact if the Child Is at Risk

    6416 Visitation between Families and Children in Substitute Care

    6416.1 Sibling Visitation

    6417 Supervising a Child Placed in Texas From Another State

    6418 The Supervision Services Expected From Another State

    6419 Working with Children Who Are Sexually Aggressive, Have Sexual Behavior Problems, or Are Victims of Sexual Abuse

    6420 Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care

    6421 Texas Foster Care Handbook

    6422 Discipline

    6422.1 Corporal Punishment is Not Permitted

    6422.2 Addressing Behavior Management and Discipline Issues

    6423 Respect for Religious Practices

    6430 Initial Assessment Services

    6431 Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment and Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSNA)

    6431.1 Timeline for CANS and FSNA

    6431.11 Placement Changes within the First 30 Days

    6431.2 Use of the CANS Assessment for Service Planning

    6431.3 The STAR Health Service Plan

    6431.4 Annual Updates to the CANS

    6431.5 Court Order to Obtain a CANS Assessment

    6431.6 Inpatient Hospitalization and the CANS

    6432 Assess for Developmental or Intellectual Disability

    6432.1 Medicaid Long-Term Care Interest Lists and Determination of Intellectual Disability

    6440 When a Youth in Substitute Care is Pregnant or Parenting

    6441 When a Youth in Substitute Care is Pregnant

    6442 When a Youth in Substitute Care is Parenting

    6442.1 When DFPS Has Conservatorship of the Youth’s Child

    6442.2 When DFPS Does Not Have Conservatorship of the Youth’s Child

    6442.3 When the Youth’s Child Leaves Paid Foster Care – Closing Stages in IMPACT

    6442.4 When the Youth Parent Is on Runaway Status

    6450 Additional Services

    6451 Hunting

    6452 Personal Documents Provided to Youth

    6452.1 Personal Documents Provided to Youth Before Age 16

    6452.2 Personal Documents Provided to Youth Before Age 18

    6452.3 Documentation Requirements for Personal Documents

    6453 Consumer Credit Reports

    6453.1 Credit Reports for Youth 14 Through 17

    6453.2 Credit Reports for Young Adults in Extended Foster Care

    6454 Driver License and State Identification (ID) Card

    6454.1 Driver License

    6454.11 Driver License Assessment

    6454.12 Driver License Approval Process

    6454.13 Insurance Coverage

    6454.14 Reassessing a Youth before or after Receipt of a Driver License

    6454.15 Eligible Youth Applying for a Driver License

    6454.16 Affidavit Requirements for a Driver License

    6454.17 Documenting the Verification for a Driver License or State ID Fee Waiver for a Foster Care Residency Youth or Young Adult

    6454.18 Address Changes for a Driver License

    6454.19 Canceling or Withdrawing a Driver License

    6454.2 State Identification (ID) Card

    6454.21 Affidavit Requirements

    6455 Youth Enlisting in the Military

    6456 Marriage of Youth in Conservatorship

    6460 When a Child or Youth is Missing from CPS Conservatorship

    6461 Child or Youth Missing from Substitute Care Placement

    6461.1 Notification Requirements When a Child Runs Away or is Missing

    6461.2 Other Initial Actions

    6461.3 Ongoing Efforts to Recover

    6461.31 Documentation and Review

    6461.4 When a Child Who Is Missing Is Recovered

    6461.5 Caseworker Actions When a Missing Child Returns to Care

    6461.51 Documentation and Review

    6462 Confirmed or Suspected Victims of Human Trafficking

    6470 When a Child Travels

    6471 Approvals Required for Travel

    6471.1 In-State Travel Approval

    6471.2 Out-of-State Travel Approval

    6472 Transporting a Child by Vehicle

    6473 Transporting a Child by Airplane

    6474 When a Child Travels Outside of the U.S.

    6474.1 Requesting Court Approval

    6480 Email, Internet, and Social Media Use by Children and Youth in Foster Care

    6481 Online Privacy Expectations of Children and Youth in Foster Care

    6490 If a Child Dies While in Substitute Care

    6491 Immediate Notification Requirements When a Child Dies

    6492 Making Funeral Arrangements

    6492.1 Inquire About Children's Funds

    6492.2 Involve Biological Parents

    6492.3 Involve Foster Parents and Other Significant Individuals

    6492.4 Involve Community Partners

    6492.5 Access CPS Funding

    6500 Family Reunification

    6510 Completing a Reunification Assessment Tool

    6520 Starting the Reunification Process

    6521 Reunification Staffing

    6530 Returning a Child

    6531 Providing Services and Ensuring Child Safety after a Child Returns Home

    6540 Maintaining Contact with the Family When a Child Is Returned Home

    6541 Initial Visit

    6550 Conducting Follow-up Visits with the Family When a Child Is Returned Home

    6551 Preparing for the Visit

    6552 Conducting the Visit

    6552.1 During the Visit

    6553 Assessing the Visit

    6554 Following Up

    6560 Completing a Risk Reassessment Tool

    6570 Closing a Case with a Child in a Parent’s Home

    6571 Tasks Required before Dismissal

    6572 Tasks Required before Closure

    6573 Approval for Case Closure

    6600 Case Planning with Relatives and Other Kinship Caregivers

    6610 Identifying a Potential Relative Placement Before the Adversary Hearing

    6611 Referring a Relative Who Is Interested in Caregiving

    6612 Conducting Background Checks

    6612.1 Conducting and Evaluating DFPS History Checks

    6612.11 If No DFPS History Is Found

    6612.12 If DFPS History Is Found

    6612.13 If the Finding Is Overturned

    6612.14 If the Finding Is Not Overturned

    6612.15 Exceptions

    6612.16 Warning the Potential Caregiver

    6613 Conducting a Criminal History Check

    6613.1 Determining the Consequences of a Criminal History

    6612.2 Considering the Totality of the Circumstances

    6614 If More Than One Potential Kinship Caregiver Is Under Consideration

    6614.1 Determining Whether to Proceed with Kinship Caregiver Home Assessment

    6614.2 Informing Potential Kinship Caregivers of Potential Consequences of Criminal History

    6615 If a Potential Kinship Caregiver Is Denied Further Consideration

    6620 Contacting and Placing with a Potential Caregiver After the Removal

    6621 Placing with a Relative after the Adversary Hearing

    6622 Presenting a Preliminary Written Assessment

    6623 Completing a Risk Assessment, and a Written Home Assessment of the Kinship Caregiver

    6623.1 The Risk Assessment

    6623.2 The Written Home Assessment

    6624 Obtaining CPS Approval of the Home Assessment and Placement of a Child in a Kinship Home

    6624.1 Appeal Process for Denied Home Assessment

    6624. 11 Notifying the Kinship Caregiver of the Appeal Process

    6624.12 Conducting the Appeal

    6624. 13 Notifying the Kinship Caregiver of the Appeal Determination

    6624. 14 Case Documentation

    6625 Requirements for a Kinship Safety Evaluation (KSE)

    6630 Requesting Special Court Action for Placement with Fictive Kin

    6631 Obtaining Court Approval for a Kinship Caregiver with Criminal or CPS History

    6631.1 If a Court-Ordered Placement Occurs Before a Negative Assessment

    6631.2 If a Court-Ordered Placement Occurs After a Negative Assessment

    6632 Referring Across Regional Lines for Kinship Home Assessments and Services

    6633 Conducting a Pre-Placement Visit and Placing a Child with a Kinship Caregiver

    6634 Critical Forms and Discussion Required at the Time of Placement

    6634.1 Kinship TANF Letter

    6634.2 Caseworker Discussion with Kinship Caregiver at the Time of Placement

    6634.3 Kinship Caregiver Manual

    6634.4 Kinship Caregiver Agreement

    6640 The Kinship Development Caseworker

    6641 Duties of the Kinship Development Worker

    6642 Services and Initial Contact with the Kinship Caregiver

    6643 Expectations for Face-to-Face Contact with the Kinship Caregiver

    6643.1 Frequency

    6643.2 Where Visits Must Occur

    6643.3 Ending Visits

    6644 Preparing for the Visits

    6645 Conducting the Kinship Caregiver Visit

    6646 Actions after each Kinship Caregiver Visit

    6650 Financial Assistance Available to a Kinship Caregiver

    6651 Explaining the Federal Financial Assistance Available to a Kinship Caregiver

    6651.1 When the Caregiver Is Related to the Child

    6651.2 When the Caregiver Is the Child's Grandparent

    6652 Explaining the DFPS Financial Assistance Available to a Kinship Caregiver

    6652.1 Day Care

    6652.2 DFPS Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Program

    6652.3 Kinship Reimbursement Payment

    6652.31 Eligibility Criteria

    6652.32 Documenting in IMPACT

    6652.4 Post-Permanent Managing Conservatorship Annual Reimbursement Payment

    6652.41 Eligibility Criteria

    6652.42 Required Documentation

    6660 Kinship Caregivers Interested in Becoming Verified as Foster Parents

    6661 Assisting a Kinship Caregiver Seeking Verification as a Foster Parent

    6661.1 The Kinship Development Caseworker’s Role during Verification

    6661.2 Explaining Eligibility for Services

    6661.3 Documenting a Caregiver’s Disinterest in Verification

    6661.4 Addressing Finances

    6661.5 Addressing Child Care

    6662 When a Kinship Caregiver Is Verified as a Foster Parent

    6662.1 Explaining the Permanency Goal

    6662.2 Providing Forms 2646 and 2085kf

    6662.3 Recording the Foster Placement in IMPACT

    6662.4 Completing Paperwork

    6662.5 Closing the Kinship Stage in IMPACT

    6670 Closing a Kinship Stage

    6680 Permanency Care Assistance (PCA)

    6681 Overview of Permanency Care Assistance

    6681.1 Caregiver Requirements

    6681.2 Caregiver Ineligibility for Permanency Care Assistance

    6681.3 Child Eligibility for Permanency Care Assistance

    6681.4 Meeting the Conditions to Verify Eligibility for Permanency Care Assistance

    6682 Adding Permanency Care Assistance to the Child's Plan of Service

    6683 Ruling Out Family Reunification and Adoption Before Pursuing Permanency Care Assistance

    6683.1 Approving the Plan

    6684 Discussing the Intent to Pursue Permanency Care Assistance

    6685 Applying for Permanency Care Assistance

    6685.1 Completing a Permanency Care Assistance (PCA) Application

    6685.11 When the Caregiver Is Verified by a Private Child-Placing Agency and Is Applying for Permanency Care Assistance

    6685.2 Timeframe for Applying

    6685.3 Reviewing the Application and Permanency Care Assistance Packet

    6685.4 Negotiating the Monthly Payment

    6685.41 Submitting the Permanent Managing Conservatorship Order

    6685.42 Receiving the First Payment

    6685.5 Signing the PCA Agreement Before Conservatorship is Granted: Court Time Frames and Processes

    6686 Granting Assistance to the Sibling of a Child Who Receives PCA

    6700 International and Immigration Issues

    6710 Services to Children and Families Who Are Not U.S. Citizens

    6711 Immigration Opportunities for Foster Children

    6712 Impact of Citizenship and Immigration Status on Permanency

    6713 Caseworker Responsibility for Citizenship and Immigration

    6714 Contacts With the Immigration Authorities

    6715 Working With the Foreign Consulate

    6715.1 Giving Notice to a Foreign Consulate

    6716 Transporting Undocumented Persons

    6720 Staff Travel Outside of the United States

    6730 Placements in a Foreign Country

    6731 Home Studies in Foreign Countries

    6732 Procedure for International Placement

    6733 U Visa Certification Requests

    6740 Temporary CPS Custody Resulting from a Foreign Custody Order or a Hague Abduction Suit

    6800 Special Circumstances

    6810 Families Who Are Unable to Obtain Mental Health Services for Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance

    6811 Discussing the Option of Joint Temporary Managing Conservatorship

    6811.1 Determination of Joint Temporary Managing Conservatorship

    6811.2 Documenting the Discussion

    6820 CPS Youth and Municipal or County Courts and the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems

    6821 CPS Youth with Tickets and Fines Involving Municipal or County Courts

    6822 CPS Youth and Juvenile Justice

    6822.1 Detention Before an Adjudication (Court Decision) Hearing

    6822.11 Documenting Living Arrangement in IMPACT

    6822.12 Legal Status and Legal Action in IMPACT

    6822.13 Providing Medical Care

    6822.2 Adjudication Hearing

    6822.3 When a Youth Is in Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) Custody or on JPD Probation

    6822.31 Medical Care for a Youth in JPD Custody or on JPD Probation

    6822.32 Serving as Medical Consenter

    6822.4 Coordinated Service Planning

    6822.41 Contact Information

    6822.42 CPS and JPD Casework

    6822.43 Juvenile Record Requests with JPDs

    6822.5 Court Hearings

    6822.51 Permanency Hearings

    6822.6 Addressing Other Juvenile Probation-Related Issues

    6823 When a Youth Is in Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Custody in a Secure Facility or on TJJD Parole

    6823.1 General Procedures When Youth Are Committed to the TJJD Secure Facility Program

    6823.2 Medical Care for a Youth in TJJD Custody or on TJJD Parole

    6823.3 Coordinated Service Planning

    6823.31 Contact Information

    6823.32 CPS and TJJD Casework

    6823.33 Juvenile Record Requests with TJJD

    6823.4 Permanency Hearings

    6823.41 Attendance at Permanency Hearings

    6823.5 Addressing Other TJJD-Related Issues

    6824 CPS Youth and Young Adults and the Adult Criminal Justice System

    6825 Sealing Juvenile Records for Minor Offenses

    6826 Sealed Juvenile Records

    6900 Adoption Preparation and Support Services

    6910 Criteria and Types of Service

    6911 Criteria for Providing Adoption Services

    6912 Types of Service

    6920 Planning for a Child's Adoption

    6921 Completing the Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History (HSEGH) Report

    6922 Completing the Adoption Readiness Summary (ARS)

    6923 Assessing the Child's Readiness

    6923.1 Reviewing the Case-Record and Conducting Interviews

    6923.2 Objectives

    6924 Preparing the Child

    6924.1 Purposes

    6924.2 Preparation

    6924.3 Documentation

    6925 Professional Assessments

    6926 Preparing the Child's Records for Presentation to Prospective Adoptive Parents

    6930 Selecting an Adoptive Family

    6931 Issues to Consider When Selecting an Adoptive Home

    6931.1 The Child's Best Interest

    6931.2 Selecting an Adoptive Home

    6931.3 Race, Color, and National Origin

    6931.4 Specific Issues to Consider When Selecting an Adoptive Home

    6931.41 Continued Contact with Foster Parents

    6931.42 Placement with Siblings

    6931.43 Child’s or Youth's Adoptive Home Preference

    6931.44 Adoptive Family's Awareness

    6931.45 Other Issues to Consider When Selecting an Adoptive Home

    6932 Challenges of a Termination Order by Certain Relatives: 90-Day Period Following Termination

    6932.1 Adoption Activities

    6932.2 Assessing the Relative's Family After Termination of Parental Rights

    6933 Adoption by Foster Parents

    6934 Adoptive Homes Located by Private Child-Placing Agencies

    6935 Adoptive Homes in Other States

    6936 Considering the Need for an Adoption Subsidy

    6937 Adoption by Military Families Both In the United States and Outside the United States

    6938 Legal Risk Adoptive Homes

    6938.1 Requirements for Parents

    6938.2 Requirements for Children

    6938.3 Requirements for the Match

    6939 Presentation Staffing

    6939.1 Conducting Separate Meetings to Discuss the Child and the Potential Adoptive Families

    6939.2 Confidentiality

    6939.3 Meeting to Discuss the Child

    6939.4 Meeting to Discuss the Potential Adoptive Families

    6939.5 Confirming Approval of a Prospective Adoptive Family

    6939.6 When No Prospective Adoptive Family Is Available

    6940 Presenting and Placing the Child for Adoption

    6941 Presenting Information About the Child

    6941.1 Sharing the HSEGH Report with the Prospective Adoptive Family, Child-Placing Agency, Single Source Continuum Contractor, or Other Person Placing a Child for Adoption

    6941.2 Documenting That Prospective Adoptive Parents Have Received the HSEGH Report

    6941.3 Sharing Other CPS Records With the Prospective Adoptive Parents

    6941.4 Providing Adoptive Parents with Access to Research

    6941.5 Refusal to Review the Child's Records

    6942 Deciding Not to Proceed with a Placement

    6943 Preparing the Family and the Child for the Placement

    6944 Completing the Placement

    6944.1 Providing Continuing Access to the Child's Records

    6944.2 Providing Written Consent to Secure Medical Services for the Child

    6944.3 Providing Information about Using the Child’s New Adoptive Name and Its Possible Impact on Medicaid

    6944.31 If the Child Is Not Receiving Social Security Benefits

    6944.32 If the Child Is Receiving Social Security Benefits

    6944.4 Informing the Adoptive Family of the Availability of Continuing Services

    6944.5 Providing the Child's Personal Documents

    6944.6 Discussing the Adoptive Placement Agreement

    6944.61 Completing the Placement Summary

    6944.7 Arranging to Forward the Child's Income and Reports

    6944.8 Updating Records

    6944.9 Receiving Documents Back from a Canceled Placement

    6945 Making Adoptive Placements in Other Regions and With Private Agency Adoptive Homes

    6945.1 When CPS Places a Child Outside the Region

    6945.2 Documenting Contacts in IMPACT

    6945.3 Closing Adoption Cases That Cross Regional Lines

    6946 Making Placements in Other States

    6947 Making Placements in Other Countries

    6950 Supporting and Consummating the Adoption

    6951 Supporting the Adoptive Placement

    6951.1 Developing an Adoption Services Plan

    6951.11 Objectives of an Adoption Services Plan

    6951.12 Establishing the Adoption Services Plan

    6952 Resolving Problems in an Adoptive Placement

    6953 Contact with the Child and Adoptive Family

    6953.1 Conducting Visits With the Child and Adoptive Family

    6953.11 Preparing for the Visit

    6953.12 Conducting the Visit

    6953.13 Assessing the Visit

    6953.14 Documenting the Visit

    6953.15 Following Up

    6954 Consummating the Adoption

    6954.1 Time Frames for Consummating the Adoption

    6954.2 CPS Caseworker Tasks after the Adoption Petition Is Filed

    6954.21 Preparing a Social Study

    6954.22 Filing the Health, Social, Education, and Genetic History (HSEGH) Report

    6954.23 Securing the Court's Consent to the Adoption

    6954.24 Providing the Child's History to the Adoptive Parents

    6954.25 Providing Documents to the Family's Attorney

    6954.26 Providing Advice on Obtaining Postadoption Services

    6954.27 Documenting the Adoption Decree and Other Actions

    6954.28 Transferring a Legal Case between Jurisdictions for Adoption

    6954.3 Additional Tasks Related to Adoption

    6954.31 Providing Advice on Applying for a New Social Security Number or Card

    6954.32 Transferring Income, Benefits, and Assets

    6954.33 Providing Additional Medical, Psychological, or Psychiatric Information to the Adoptive Family

    6954.34 Releasing the Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History (HSEGH) Report and Adoption Readiness Summary (ARS) to Other People on Request

    6954.4 Adoption Assistance When DFPS Is Not Consenting to the Adoption

    6954.5 Termination of DFPS's Managing Conservatorship

    6954.6 Adoption Reporting Requirements

    6960 Postadoption Services

    6961 Postadoption Substitute Care Services

    6961.1 Circumstances Requiring Postadoption Substitute Care Services

    6961.2 Procedures for Obtaining Postadoption Substitute Care Services

    6961.3 How Postadoption Substitute Care Services Affect the Permanency Plan

    6961.4 Postadoption Substitute Care IMPACT Procedures

    6961.5 Legal Documentation of Postadoption Substitute Care

    6961.6 Transitioning from Postadoption Services to Postadoption Substitute Care Services

    6961.7 Adoption Subsidy Assistance

    6970 Subsequent Placements in the Same Home

    6980 Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE)

    6981 Community Agencies That Support Child-Specific Recruitment

    6982 TARE Adoption Recruitment Efforts

    6982.1 Pre-TARE Regional Recruitment Efforts

    6982.11 Pre-Recruitment Discussion With the Current Foster Parents

    6982.12 Regional Recruitment Efforts

    6982.2 National Recruitment Efforts

    6983 Time Frames for Registering Children on TARE

    6984 Court Orders Related to Adoption Recruitment

    6984.1 Court-Ordered Recruitment for a Legal Risk Placement

    6984.2 Court Orders to Cease or Suspend Recruitment Efforts

    6984.3 Court Orders for Placement Only in Texas

    6984.4 Challenge of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

    6985 Maintaining TARE Registrations

    6985.1 Child's Caseworker Responsibilities

    6985.2 Discontinuing TARE Registrations

    6986 TARE Inquiries

    6986.1 Families That Inquire Outside of the TARE System

    6986.2 Inquiry Status in TARE System

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