Texas Statutes
Subchapter L. Parental Child Safety Placements
Section 264.902. Parental Child Safety Placement Agreement

Sec. 264.902. PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) A parental child safety placement agreement must include terms that clearly state:
(1) the respective duties of the person making the placement and the caregiver, including a plan for how the caregiver will access necessary medical treatment for the child and the caregiver's duty to ensure that a school-age child is enrolled in and attending school;
(2) conditions under which the person placing the child may have access to the child, including how often the person may visit and the circumstances under which the person's visit may occur;
(3) the duties of the department;
(4) the date on which the agreement will terminate unless terminated sooner or extended to a subsequent date as provided under department policy; and
(5) any other term the department determines necessary for the safety and welfare of the child.
(b) A parental child safety placement agreement must contain the following statement in boldface type and capital letters: "YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENT IS NOT AN ADMISSION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ON YOUR PART AND CANNOT BE USED AGAINST YOU AS AN ADMISSION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT."
(c) A parental child safety placement agreement must be in writing and signed by the person making the placement and the caregiver.
(d) The department must provide a written copy of the parental child safety placement agreement to the person making the placement and the caregiver.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

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