Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services

Section 264.0091. Use of Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing Technology - Sec. 264.0091. USE OF TELECONFERENCING AND VIDEOCONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY. Subject to...

Section 264.010. Child Abuse Plan; Limitation on Expenditure of Funds - Sec. 264.010. CHILD ABUSE PLAN; LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS....

Section 264.011. Local Accounts - Sec. 264.011. LOCAL ACCOUNTS. (a) The department may establish and...

Section 264.0111. Money Earned by Child - Sec. 264.0111. MONEY EARNED BY CHILD. (a) A child for...

Section 264.0121. Notice to Legislators of Foster Child's Death - Sec. 264.0121. NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF FOSTER CHILD'S DEATH. Not...

Section 264.013. Exchange of Information With Other States - Sec. 264.013. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH OTHER STATES. Subject to...

Section 264.0145. Release of Case Record - Sec. 264.0145. RELEASE OF CASE RECORD. (a) In this section,...

Section 264.015. Training - Sec. 264.015. TRAINING. (a) The department shall include training in...

Section 264.017. Required Reporting - Sec. 264.017. REQUIRED REPORTING. (a) The department shall prepare and...

Section 264.018. Required Notifications - Sec. 264.018. REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS. (a) In this section: (1) "Child-placing...

Section 264.019. Collection and Reporting of Alcohol and Controlled Substance Statistics - Sec. 264.019. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE...

Subchapter B. Foster Care

Section 264.101. Foster Care Payments - Sec. 264.101. FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS. (a) The department may pay...

Section 264.1015. Liability of Child's Estate for Foster Care - Sec. 264.1015. LIABILITY OF CHILD'S ESTATE FOR FOSTER CARE. (a)...

Section 264.102. County Contracts - Sec. 264.102. COUNTY CONTRACTS. (a) The department may contract with...

Section 264.103. Direct Payments - Sec. 264.103. DIRECT PAYMENTS. The department may make direct payments...

Section 264.104. Parent or Guardian Liability - Sec. 264.104. PARENT OR GUARDIAN LIABILITY. (a) The parent or...

Section 264.1061. Foster Parent Performance - Sec. 264.1061. FOSTER PARENT PERFORMANCE. The department shall monitor the...

Section 264.107. Placement of Children - Sec. 264.107. PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN. (a) Repealed by Acts 2015,...

Section 264.1071. Office Stays Prohibited - Sec. 264.1071. OFFICE STAYS PROHIBITED. The department may not allow...

Section 264.1072. Educational Stability - Sec. 264.1072. EDUCATIONAL STABILITY. The department shall develop, in accordance...

Section 264.1073. Treatment Foster Care - Sec. 264.1073. TREATMENT FOSTER CARE. The department and single source...

Section 264.1075. Assessing Needs of Child - Sec. 264.1075. ASSESSING NEEDS OF CHILD. (a) On removing a...

Section 264.1076. Medical Examination Required - Sec. 264.1076. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) This section applies only...

Section 264.1077. Study Regarding Residential Treatment Center Placement - Sec. 264.1077. STUDY REGARDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER PLACEMENT. (a) The...

Section 264.1085. Foster Care Placement in Compliance With Federal Law Required - Sec. 264.1085. FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW...

Section 264.109. Assignment of Support Rights in Substitute Care Cases - Sec. 264.109. ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS IN SUBSTITUTE CARE CASES....

Section 264.110. Prospective Foster or Adoptive Parent Statement - Sec. 264.110. PROSPECTIVE FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PARENT STATEMENT. (a) Repealed...

Section 264.112. Report on Children in Substitute Care - Sec. 264.112. REPORT ON CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE. (a) The...

Section 264.113. Foster Parent Recruitment - Sec. 264.113. FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT. (a) In this section, "faith-based...

Section 264.114. Immunity From Liability; Adverse Departmental Action Prohibited - Sec. 264.114. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY; ADVERSE DEPARTMENTAL ACTION PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 264.115. Returning Child to School - Sec. 264.115. RETURNING CHILD TO SCHOOL. (a) If the department...

Section 264.116. Texas Foster Grandparent Mentors - Sec. 264.116. TEXAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT MENTORS. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.117. Mentors for Foster Children - Sec. 264.117. MENTORS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. (a) The department and...

Section 264.118. Annual Survey - Sec. 264.118. ANNUAL SURVEY. (a) The department shall collect and...

Section 264.120. Discharge Notice - Sec. 264.120. DISCHARGE NOTICE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 264.121. Transitional Living Services Program - Sec. 264.121. TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.1211. Career Development and Education Program - Sec. 264.1211. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The department...

Section 264.1212. Facilitation of Transition to Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 264.1212. FACILITATION OF TRANSITION TO INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION....

Section 264.1213. Records and Documents for Children Aging Out of Foster Care - Sec. 264.1213. RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT OF...

Section 264.1214. Housing for Homeless Youth Aging Out of Foster Care - Sec. 264.1214. HOUSING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER...

Section 264.122. Court Approval Required for Travel Outside United States by Child in Foster Care - Sec. 264.122. COURT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE UNITED STATES...

Section 264.123. Reports Concerning Children Who Are Missing or Victims of Sex Trafficking - Sec. 264.123. REPORTS CONCERNING CHILDREN WHO ARE MISSING OR VICTIMS...

Section 264.124. Day Care for Foster Child - Sec. 264.124. DAY CARE FOR FOSTER CHILD. (a) In this...

Section 264.125. Age-Appropriate Normalcy Activities; Standard of Care - Sec. 264.125. AGE-APPROPRIATE NORMALCY ACTIVITIES; STANDARD OF CARE. (a) The...

Section 264.1261. Foster Care Capacity Needs Plan - Sec. 264.1261. FOSTER CARE CAPACITY NEEDS PLAN. (a) In this...

Section 264.128. Single Child Plan of Service Initiative - Sec. 264.128. SINGLE CHILD PLAN OF SERVICE INITIATIVE. (a) In...

Section 264.130. Pregnancy and Parenting Information - Sec. 264.130. PREGNANCY AND PARENTING INFORMATION. The department at developmentally...

Subchapter B. -1. Community-Based Care

Section 264.151. Legislative Intent - Sec. 264.151. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a) It is the intent of...

Section 264.152. Definitions - Sec. 264.152. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided, in this subchapter:...

Section 264.153. Community-Based Care Implementation Plan - Sec. 264.153. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.154. Qualifications of Single Source Continuum Contractor; Selection - Sec. 264.154. QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION. (a)...

Section 264.155. Required Contract Provisions - Sec. 264.155. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS. (a) A contract with a...

Section 264.156. Readiness Review Process for Community-Based Care Contractor - Sec. 264.156. READINESS REVIEW PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CARE CONTRACTOR. (a)...

Section 264.157. Expansion of Community-Based Care - Sec. 264.157. EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE. (a) Not later than...

Section 264.158. Transfer of Case Management Services to Single Source Continuum Contractor - Sec. 264.158. TRANSFER OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SINGLE SOURCE...

Section 264.159. Data Access and Standards Governance Council - Sec. 264.159. DATA ACCESS AND STANDARDS GOVERNANCE COUNCIL. (a) The...

Section 264.160. Liability Insurance Requirements - Sec. 264.160. LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. A single source continuum contractor...

Section 264.161. Statutory Duties Assumed by Contractor - Sec. 264.161. STATUTORY DUTIES ASSUMED BY CONTRACTOR. Except as provided...

Section 264.162. Review of Contractor Performance - Sec. 264.162. REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. The department shall develop...

Section 264.163. Continuing Duties of Department - Sec. 264.163. CONTINUING DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. In a catchment area...

Section 264.164. Confidentiality - Sec. 264.164. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The records of a single source...

Section 264.165. Notice Required for Early Termination of Contract - Sec. 264.165. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF CONTRACT. (a)...

Section 264.166. Contingency Plan in Event of Early Contract Termination - Sec. 264.166. CONTINGENCY PLAN IN EVENT OF EARLY CONTRACT TERMINATION....

Section 264.167. Attorney-Client Privilege - Sec. 264.167. ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE. An employee, agent, or representative of...

Section 264.168. Review of Contractor Recommendations by Department - Sec. 264.168. REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDATIONS BY DEPARTMENT. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 264.1691. Study of Options for Implementing Family Preservation Services - Sec. 264.1691. STUDY OF OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES....

Section 264.170. Limited Liability for Single Source Continuum Contractor and Related Personnel - Sec. 264.170. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR AND...

Section 264.171. Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition - Sec. 264.171. JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION....

Section 264.172. Office of Community-Based Care Transition - Sec. 264.172. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION. (a) In this...

Subchapter C. Child and Family Services

Section 264.201. Services by Department - Sec. 264.201. SERVICES BY DEPARTMENT. (a) When the department provides...

Section 264.2011. Enhanced In-Home Support Program - Sec. 264.2011. ENHANCED IN-HOME SUPPORT PROGRAM. (a) To the extent...

Section 264.2015. Family Group Conferencing - Sec. 264.2015. FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING. The department may collaborate with...

Section 264.202. Standards and Effectiveness - Sec. 264.202. STANDARDS AND EFFECTIVENESS. (a) The department, with assistance...

Section 264.203. Required Participation - Sec. 264.203. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION. (a) The department may file a...

Section 264.2031. Selection of Service Provider - Sec. 264.2031. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDER. (a) A parent, managing...

Section 264.204. Community-Based Family Services - Sec. 264.204. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY SERVICES. (a) The department shall administer...

Section 264.2041. Cultural Awareness - Sec. 264.2041. CULTURAL AWARENESS. The department shall: (1) develop and...

Section 264.2042. Nonprofit Organizations Providing Child and Family Services - Sec. 264.2042. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. (a)...

Section 264.2043. Prohibition on Abuse or Neglect Investigation Based Solely on Request for Information - Sec. 264.2043. PROHIBITION ON ABUSE OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY...

Section 264.2044. Grants for Faith-Based Community Collaborative Programs - Sec. 264.2044. GRANTS FOR FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS. (a) Using...

Section 264.205. Swift Adoption Teams - Sec. 264.205. SWIFT ADOPTION TEAMS. (a) The department shall develop...

Section 264.207. Home Study Required Before Adoption - Sec. 264.207. HOME STUDY REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION. (a) The department...

Subchapter D. Services to At-Risk Youth

Section 264.301. Services for At-Risk Youth - Sec. 264.301. SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.302. Early Youth Intervention Services - Sec. 264.302. EARLY YOUTH INTERVENTION SERVICES. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter E. Children's Advocacy Centers

Section 264.401. Definition - Sec. 264.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "center" means a children's...

Section 264.402. Establishment of Children's Advocacy Center - Sec. 264.402. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. On the execution...

Section 264.403. Interagency Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 264.403. INTERAGENCY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) A center shall...

Section 264.4031. Multidisciplinary Team Working Protocol - Sec. 264.4031. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKING PROTOCOL. (a) A center shall...

Section 264.404. Board Representation - Sec. 264.404. BOARD REPRESENTATION. (a) In addition to any other...

Section 264.405. Center Duties - Sec. 264.405. CENTER DUTIES. (a) A center shall: (1) receive,...

Section 264.406. Multidisciplinary Team - Sec. 264.406. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. (a) A center's multidisciplinary team must...

Section 264.4061. Multidisciplinary Team Response Required - Sec. 264.4061. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM RESPONSE REQUIRED. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.407. Liability - Sec. 264.407. LIABILITY. (a) A person is not liable for...

Section 264.408. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality and Ownership - Sec. 264.408. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP....

Section 264.409. Administrative Contracts - Sec. 264.409. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS. (a) The commission shall contract with...

Section 264.410. Contracts With Children's Advocacy Centers - Sec. 264.410. CONTRACTS WITH CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS. (a) The statewide...

Section 264.411. Eligibility for Contracts - Sec. 264.411. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS. (a) A public entity that...

Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation

Section 264.501. Definitions - Sec. 264.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Autopsy" and "inquest"...

Section 264.502. Committee - Sec. 264.502. COMMITTEE. (a) The child fatality review team committee...

Section 264.503. Purpose and Duties of Committee and Specified State Agencies - Sec. 264.503. PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE AND SPECIFIED STATE...

Section 264.5031. Collection of Near Fatality Data - Sec. 264.5031. COLLECTION OF NEAR FATALITY DATA. (a) In this...

Section 264.5032. Report on Child Fatality and Near Fatality Data - Sec. 264.5032. REPORT ON CHILD FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY DATA....

Section 264.504. Meetings of Committee - Sec. 264.504. MEETINGS OF COMMITTEE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 264.505. Establishment of Review Team - Sec. 264.505. ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) A multidisciplinary and...

Section 264.506. Purpose and Duties of Review Team - Sec. 264.506. PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) The...

Section 264.507. Duties of Presiding Officer - Sec. 264.507. DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of...

Section 264.508. Review Procedure - Sec. 264.508. REVIEW PROCEDURE. (a) The review team of the...

Section 264.509. Access to Information - Sec. 264.509. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) A review team may...

Section 264.510. Meeting of Review Team - Sec. 264.510. MEETING OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) A meeting of...

Section 264.511. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality - Sec. 264.511. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Information...

Section 264.512. Governmental Units - Sec. 264.512. GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. The committee and a review team...

Section 264.513. Report of Death of Child - Sec. 264.513. REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD. (a) A person...

Section 264.514. Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death - Sec. 264.514. PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF REPORTABLE DEATH. (a)...

Section 264.515. Investigation - Sec. 264.515. INVESTIGATION. (a) The investigation required by Section 264.514...

Subchapter G. Court-Appointed Volunteer Advocate Programs

Section 264.601. Definitions - Sec. 264.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Abused or neglected...

Section 264.602. Contracts With Advocate Programs - Sec. 264.602. CONTRACTS WITH ADVOCATE PROGRAMS. (a) The statewide organization...

Section 264.603. Administrative Contracts - Sec. 264.603. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS. (a) The commission shall contract with...

Section 264.604. Eligibility for Contracts - Sec. 264.604. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS. (a) A person is eligible...

Section 264.605. Contract Form - Sec. 264.605. CONTRACT FORM. A person shall apply for a...

Section 264.606. Criteria for Award of Contracts - Sec. 264.606. CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF CONTRACTS. The statewide organization...

Section 264.607. Contract Requirements - Sec. 264.607. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. The commission shall require that a...

Section 264.608. Report to the Legislature - Sec. 264.608. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later than...

Section 264.609. Rule-Making Authority - Sec. 264.609. RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY. The executive commissioner may adopt rules...

Section 264.610. Confidentiality - Sec. 264.610. CONFIDENTIALITY. The commission may not disclose information gained...

Section 264.611. Consultations - Sec. 264.611. CONSULTATIONS. In implementing this chapter, the commission shall...

Section 264.612. Funding - Sec. 264.612. FUNDING. (a) The commission may solicit and receive...

Section 264.613. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality - Sec. 264.613. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The...

Section 264.614. Internet Application for Case Tracking and Information Management System - Sec. 264.614. INTERNET APPLICATION FOR CASE TRACKING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT...

Subchapter I. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program

Section 264.751. Definitions - Sec. 264.751. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Designated caregiver" means...

Section 264.752. Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program - Sec. 264.752. RELATIVE AND OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVER PLACEMENT PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 264.753. Expedited Placement - Sec. 264.753. EXPEDITED PLACEMENT. The department shall expedite the completion...

Section 264.754. Assessment of Proposed Placement - Sec. 264.754. ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT. (a) In this section,...

Section 264.7541. Caregiver Visit With Child; Information - Sec. 264.7541. CAREGIVER VISIT WITH CHILD; INFORMATION. (a) Except as...

Section 264.755. Caregiver Assistance Agreement - Sec. 264.755. CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. (a) The department shall, subject...

Section 264.7551. Fraudulent Agreement; Criminal Offense; Civil Penalty - Sec. 264.7551. FRAUDULENT AGREEMENT; CRIMINAL OFFENSE; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 264.756. Assistance With Permanent Placement - Sec. 264.756. ASSISTANCE WITH PERMANENT PLACEMENT. The department shall collaborate...

Section 264.757. Coordination With Other Agencies - Sec. 264.757. COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. The department shall coordinate...

Section 264.758. Funds - Sec. 264.758. FUNDS. The department and other state agencies shall...

Section 264.760. Eligibility for Foster Care Payments and Permanency Care Assistance - Sec. 264.760. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS AND PERMANENCY CARE...

Section 264.762. Annual Report - Sec. 264.762. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than September 1 of...

Subchapter K. Permanency Care Assistance Program

Section 264.851. Definitions - Sec. 264.851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 264.852. Permanency Care Assistance Agreements - Sec. 264.852. PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.8521. Notice to Applicants - Sec. 264.8521. NOTICE TO APPLICANTS. At the time a person...

Section 264.853. Rules - Sec. 264.853. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary...

Section 264.854. Maximum Payment Amount - Sec. 264.854. MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT. The executive commissioner shall set...

Section 264.855. Continued Eligibility for Permanency Care Assistance Benefits After Age 18 - Sec. 264.855. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMANENCY CARE ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AFTER...

Section 264.856. Appropriation Required - Sec. 264.856. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED. The department is not required to...

Subchapter L. Parental Child Safety Placements

Section 264.901. Definitions - Sec. 264.901. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Caregiver" means an...

Section 264.902. Parental Child Safety Placement Agreement - Sec. 264.902. PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) A parental...

Section 264.903. Caregiver Evaluation - Sec. 264.903. CAREGIVER EVALUATION. (a) The department shall develop policies...

Section 264.904. Department Procedures for Closing Case - Sec. 264.904. DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING CASE. (a) Before closing...

Section 264.905. Removal of Child by Department - Sec. 264.905. REMOVAL OF CHILD BY DEPARTMENT. This subchapter does...

Section 264.906. Placement Preference During Conservatorship - Sec. 264.906. PLACEMENT PREFERENCE DURING CONSERVATORSHIP. If, while a parental...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle E - Protection of the Child Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services

Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services