Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child

Section 261.003. Application to Students in School for Deaf or School for Blind and Visually Impaired - Sec. 261.003. APPLICATION TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL FOR DEAF OR...

Section 261.004. Tracking of Recurrence of Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Sec. 261.004. TRACKING OF RECURRENCE OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT...

Section 261.005. Reference to Executive Commissioner or Commission - Sec. 261.005. REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSION. In this...

Subchapter B. Report of Abuse or Neglect; Immunities

Section 261.101. Persons Required to Report; Time to Report - Sec. 261.101. PERSONS REQUIRED TO REPORT; TIME TO REPORT. (a)...

Section 261.102. Matters to Be Reported - Sec. 261.102. MATTERS TO BE REPORTED. A report should reflect...

Section 261.103. Report Made to Appropriate Agency - Sec. 261.103. REPORT MADE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCY. (a) Except as...

Section 261.104. Contents of Report - Sec. 261.104. CONTENTS OF REPORT. The person making a report...

Section 261.105. Referral of Report by Department or Law Enforcement - Sec. 261.105. REFERRAL OF REPORT BY DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT....

Section 261.1055. Notification of District Attorneys - Sec. 261.1055. NOTIFICATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. (a) A district attorney...

Section 261.106. Immunities - Sec. 261.106. IMMUNITIES. (a) A person acting in good faith...

Section 261.107. False Report; Criminal Penalty; Civil Penalty - Sec. 261.107. FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 261.108. Frivolous Claims Against Person Reporting - Sec. 261.108. FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS AGAINST PERSON REPORTING. (a) In this...

Section 261.109. Failure to Report; Penalty - Sec. 261.109. FAILURE TO REPORT; PENALTY. (a) A person commits...

Section 261.110. Employer Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 261.110. EMPLOYER RETALIATION PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 261.111. Refusal of Psychiatric or Psychological Treatment of Child - Sec. 261.111. REFUSAL OF PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF CHILD....

Subchapter C. Confidentiality and Privileged Communication

Section 261.201. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information - Sec. 261.201. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) Except as...

Section 261.202. Privileged Communication - Sec. 261.202. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION. In a proceeding regarding the abuse...

Section 261.203. Information Relating to Child Fatality - Sec. 261.203. INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD FATALITY. (a) Not later...

Section 261.204. Annual Child Fatality Report - Sec. 261.204. ANNUAL CHILD FATALITY REPORT. (a) Not later than...

Subchapter D. Investigations

Section 261.301. Investigation of Report - Sec. 261.301. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT. (a) With assistance from the...

Section 261.3011. Joint Investigation Guidelines and Training - Sec. 261.3011. JOINT INVESTIGATION GUIDELINES AND TRAINING. (a) The department...

Section 261.3013. Case Closure Agreements Prohibited - Sec. 261.3013. CASE CLOSURE AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 261.3015. Alternative Response System - Sec. 261.3015. ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE SYSTEM. (a) In assigning priorities and...

Section 261.3016. Training of Personnel Receiving Reports of Abuse and Neglect - Sec. 261.3016. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL RECEIVING REPORTS OF ABUSE AND...

Section 261.3017. Consultation With Physician Networks and Systems Regarding Certain Medical Conditions - Sec. 261.3017. CONSULTATION WITH PHYSICIAN NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS REGARDING CERTAIN...

Section 261.30171. Forensic Assessment Center Network Evaluation - Sec. 261.30171. FORENSIC ASSESSMENT CENTER NETWORK EVALUATION. (a) In this...

Section 261.30175. Mitigation of Provider Conflicts in Abuse or Neglect Investigation Consultations - Sec. 261.30175. MITIGATION OF PROVIDER CONFLICTS IN ABUSE OR NEGLECT...

Section 261.3018. Abbreviated Investigation and Administrative Closure of Certain Cases - Sec. 261.3018. ABBREVIATED INVESTIGATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE OF CERTAIN CASES....

Section 261.302. Conduct of Investigation - Sec. 261.302. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION. (a) The investigation may include:...

Section 261.3021. Casework Documentation and Management - Sec. 261.3021. CASEWORK DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT. Subject to the appropriation...

Section 261.3022. Child Safety Check Alert List - Sec. 261.3022. CHILD SAFETY CHECK ALERT LIST. (a) The Department...

Section 261.3023. Law Enforcement Response to Child Safety Check Alert - Sec. 261.3023. LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO CHILD SAFETY CHECK ALERT....

Section 261.3024. Removal From Child Safety Check Alert List - Sec. 261.3024. REMOVAL FROM CHILD SAFETY CHECK ALERT LIST. (a)...

Section 261.3027. Notice of Right to Record Interview - Sec. 261.3027. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO RECORD INTERVIEW. (a) Before...

Section 261.303. Interference With Investigation; Court Order - Sec. 261.303. INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION; COURT ORDER. (a) A person...

Section 261.3031. Failure to Cooperate With Investigation; Department Response - Sec. 261.3031. FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION; DEPARTMENT RESPONSE. (a)...

Section 261.3032. Interference With Investigation; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 261.3032. INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...

Section 261.304. Investigation of Anonymous Report - Sec. 261.304. INVESTIGATION OF ANONYMOUS REPORT. (a) If the department...

Section 261.305. Access to Mental Health Records - Sec. 261.305. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS. (a) An investigation...

Section 261.306. Removal of Child From State - Sec. 261.306. REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM STATE. (a) If the...

Section 261.307. Information Relating to Investigation Procedure and Child Placement Resources - Sec. 261.307. INFORMATION RELATING TO INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AND CHILD PLACEMENT...

Section 261.3071. Informational Manuals - Sec. 261.3071. INFORMATIONAL MANUALS. (a) In this section: (1) "Designated...

Section 261.308. Submission of Investigation Report - Sec. 261.308. SUBMISSION OF INVESTIGATION REPORT. (a) The department shall...

Section 261.309. Review of Department Investigations - Sec. 261.309. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 261.3091. Notice of Right to Request Administrative Review - Sec. 261.3091. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REQUEST ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. (a)...

Section 261.310. Investigation Standards - Sec. 261.310. INVESTIGATION STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner shall by...

Section 261.311. Notice of Report - Sec. 261.311. NOTICE OF REPORT. (a) When during an investigation...

Section 261.312. Review Teams; Offense - Sec. 261.312. REVIEW TEAMS; OFFENSE. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 261.3125. Child Safety Specialists - Sec. 261.3125. CHILD SAFETY SPECIALISTS. (a) The department shall employ...

Section 261.3126. Colocation of Investigators - Sec. 261.3126. COLOCATION OF INVESTIGATORS. (a) In each county, to...

Section 261.314. Testing - Sec. 261.314. TESTING. (a) The department shall provide testing as...

Section 261.315. Removal of Certain Investigation Information From Records - Sec. 261.315. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATION INFORMATION FROM RECORDS. (a)...

Section 261.316. Exemption From Fees for Medical Records - Sec. 261.316. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS. The department...

Subchapter E. Investigations of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation in Certain Facilities

Section 261.401. Agency Investigation - Sec. 261.401. AGENCY INVESTIGATION. (a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th...

Section 261.402. Investigative Reports - Sec. 261.402. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. (a) A state agency shall prepare...

Section 261.403. Complaints - Sec. 261.403. COMPLAINTS. (a) If a state agency receives a...

Section 261.404. Investigations Regarding Certain Children Receiving Services From Certain Providers - Sec. 261.404. INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES FROM CERTAIN...

Section 261.405. Investigations in Juvenile Justice Programs and Facilities - Sec. 261.405. INVESTIGATIONS IN JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES. (a)...

Section 261.406. Investigations in Schools - Sec. 261.406. INVESTIGATIONS IN SCHOOLS. (a) On receipt of a...

Section 261.407. Minimum Standards - Sec. 261.407. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 261.408. Information Collection - Sec. 261.408. INFORMATION COLLECTION. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 261.409. Investigations in Facilities Under Texas Juvenile Justice Department Jurisdiction - Sec. 261.409. INVESTIGATIONS IN FACILITIES UNDER TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT...

Section 261.410. Report of Abuse by Other Children - Sec. 261.410. REPORT OF ABUSE BY OTHER CHILDREN. (a) In...

Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect

Section 261.501. Filing Application for Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect - Sec. 261.501. FILING APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES...

Section 261.502. Certification of Findings - Sec. 261.502. CERTIFICATION OF FINDINGS. (a) In making the application...

Section 261.503. Temporary Ex Parte Order - Sec. 261.503. TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. If the court finds...

Section 261.504. Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order - Sec. 261.504. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) At...

Section 261.505. Application of Other Law - Sec. 261.505. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. To the extent applicable,...

Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 262.001. Authorized Actions by Governmental Entity - Sec. 262.001. AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a) A governmental...

Section 262.002. Jurisdiction - Sec. 262.002. JURISDICTION. A suit brought by a governmental entity...

Section 262.0022. Review of Placement; Findings - Sec. 262.0022. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT; FINDINGS. At each hearing under...

Section 262.003. Civil Liability - Sec. 262.003. CIVIL LIABILITY. A person who takes possession of...

Section 262.004. Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child - Sec. 262.004. ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD. A...

Section 262.005. Filing Petition After Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child - Sec. 262.005. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION...

Section 262.006. Living Child After Abortion - Sec. 262.006. LIVING CHILD AFTER ABORTION. (a) An authorized representative...

Section 262.007. Possession and Delivery of Missing Child - Sec. 262.007. POSSESSION AND DELIVERY OF MISSING CHILD. (a) A...

Section 262.008. Abandoned Children - Sec. 262.008. ABANDONED CHILDREN. (a) An authorized representative of the...

Section 262.009. Temporary Care of Child Taken Into Possession - Sec. 262.009. TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION. An...

Section 262.010. Child With Sexually Transmitted Disease - Sec. 262.010. CHILD WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE. (a) If during...

Section 262.011. Placement in Secure Agency Foster Home - Sec. 262.011. PLACEMENT IN SECURE AGENCY FOSTER HOME. A court...

Section 262.012. Sealing of Court Records Filed Electronically - Sec. 262.012. SEALING OF COURT RECORDS FILED ELECTRONICALLY. For purposes...

Section 262.013. Voluntary Temporary Managing Conservatorship - Sec. 262.013. VOLUNTARY TEMPORARY MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. In a suit affecting...

Section 262.014. Disclosure of Certain Evidence - Sec. 262.014. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE. On the request of...

Section 262.015. Filing Requirement for Petition Regarding More Than One Child - Sec. 262.015. FILING REQUIREMENT FOR PETITION REGARDING MORE THAN ONE...

Subchapter B. Taking Possession of Child

Section 262.101. Filing Petition Before Taking Possession of Child - Sec. 262.101. FILING PETITION BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD. An...

Section 262.1015. Removal of Alleged Perpetrator; Offense - Sec. 262.1015. REMOVAL OF ALLEGED PERPETRATOR; OFFENSE. (a) If the...

Section 262.102. Emergency Order Authorizing Possession of Child - Sec. 262.102. EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORIZING POSSESSION OF CHILD. (a) Before...

Section 262.103. Duration of Temporary Order, Temporary Restraining Order, and Attachment - Sec. 262.103. DURATION OF TEMPORARY ORDER, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, AND...

Section 262.104. Taking Possession of a Child in Emergency Without a Court Order - Sec. 262.104. TAKING POSSESSION OF A CHILD IN EMERGENCY WITHOUT...

Section 262.105. Filing Petition After Taking Possession of Child in Emergency - Sec. 262.105. FILING PETITION AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD IN...

Section 262.106. Initial Hearing After Taking Possession of Child in Emergency Without Court Order - Sec. 262.106. INITIAL HEARING AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD IN...

Section 262.107. Standard for Decision at Initial Hearing After Taking Possession of Child Without a Court Order in Emergency - Sec. 262.107. STANDARD FOR DECISION AT INITIAL HEARING AFTER TAKING...

Section 262.108. Unacceptable Facilities for Housing Child - Sec. 262.108. UNACCEPTABLE FACILITIES FOR HOUSING CHILD. When a child...

Section 262.109. Notice to Parent, Conservator, or Guardian - Sec. 262.109. NOTICE TO PARENT, CONSERVATOR, OR GUARDIAN. (a) The...

Section 262.1095. Information Provided to Relatives and Certain Individuals; Investigation - Sec. 262.1095. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO RELATIVES AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; INVESTIGATION....

Section 262.110. Taking Possession of Child in Emergency With Intent to Return Home - Sec. 262.110. TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD IN EMERGENCY WITH INTENT...

Section 262.112. Expedited Hearing and Appeal - Sec. 262.112. EXPEDITED HEARING AND APPEAL. (a) The Department of...

Section 262.114. Evaluation of Identified Relatives and Other Designated Individuals; Placement - Sec. 262.114. EVALUATION OF IDENTIFIED RELATIVES AND OTHER DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS;...

Section 262.115. Visitation With Certain Children; Temporary Visitation Schedule - Sec. 262.115. VISITATION WITH CERTAIN CHILDREN; TEMPORARY VISITATION SCHEDULE. (a)...

Section 262.116. Limits on Removal - Sec. 262.116. LIMITS ON REMOVAL. Text of subsection as amended...

Subchapter C. Adversary Hearing

Section 262.201. Full Adversary Hearing; Findings of the Court - Sec. 262.201. FULL ADVERSARY HEARING; FINDINGS OF THE COURT. (a)...

Section 262.2015. Aggravated Circumstances - Sec. 262.2015. AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) The court may waive the...

Section 262.202. Identification of Court of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 262.202. IDENTIFICATION OF COURT OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. If...

Section 262.203. Transfer of Suit - Sec. 262.203. TRANSFER OF SUIT. (a) On the motion of...

Section 262.204. Temporary Order in Effect Until Superseded - Sec. 262.204. TEMPORARY ORDER IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED. (a) A...

Section 262.206. Ex Parte Hearings Prohibited - Sec. 262.206. EX PARTE HEARINGS PROHIBITED. Unless otherwise authorized by...

Subchapter D. Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned Children

Section 262.301. Definitions - Sec. 262.301. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Designated emergency infant...

Section 262.302. Accepting Possession of Certain Abandoned Children - Sec. 262.302. ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN. (a) A...

Section 262.303. Notification of Possession of Abandoned Child - Sec. 262.303. NOTIFICATION OF POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD. (a) Not...

Section 262.304. Filing Petition After Accepting Possession of Abandoned Child - Sec. 262.304. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD....

Section 262.305. Report to Law Enforcement Agency; Investigation - Sec. 262.305. REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; INVESTIGATION. (a) Immediately...

Section 262.306. Notice - Sec. 262.306. NOTICE. Each designated emergency infant care provider shall...

Section 262.307. Reimbursement for Care of Abandoned Child - Sec. 262.307. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CARE OF ABANDONED CHILD. The Department...

Section 262.308. Confidentiality - Sec. 262.308. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) All identifying information, documentation, or other...

Section 262.309. Search for Relatives Not Required - Sec. 262.309. SEARCH FOR RELATIVES NOT REQUIRED. The Department of...

Subchapter E. Relinquishing Child to Obtain Certain Services

Section 262.351. Definitions - Sec. 262.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 262.352. Joint Managing Conservatorship of Child - Sec. 262.352. JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP OF CHILD. (a) Before the...

Section 262.353. Procedure for Relinquishing Child to Obtain Services - Sec. 262.353. PROCEDURE FOR RELINQUISHING CHILD TO OBTAIN SERVICES. (a)...

Subchapter F. Family Preservation Services Pilot Program

Section 262.401. Definitions - Sec. 262.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child who is...

Section 262.402. Pilot Program for Family Preservation Services - Sec. 262.402. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 262.403. Court Order Required - Sec. 262.403. COURT ORDER REQUIRED. (a) Subject to Subsection (b),...

Section 262.404. Filing Suit; Petition Requirements - Sec. 262.404. FILING SUIT; PETITION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department may...

Section 262.405. Ad Litem Appointments - Sec. 262.405. AD LITEM APPOINTMENTS. (a) The court shall appoint...

Section 262.406. Court Order - Sec. 262.406. COURT ORDER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 262.407. Family Preservation Services Plan; Contents - Sec. 262.407. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN; CONTENTS. (a) On order...

Section 262.408. Family Preservation Services Plan: Signing and Effect - Sec. 262.408. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN: SIGNING AND EFFECT. (a)...

Section 262.411. Selection of Service Provider - Sec. 262.411. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDER. (a) A parent, managing...

Section 262.412. Status Hearing - Sec. 262.412. STATUS HEARING. Not later than the 90th day...

Section 262.413. Extension of Order - Sec. 262.413. EXTENSION OF ORDER. (a) The court may extend...

Section 262.414. Expiration of Order - Sec. 262.414. EXPIRATION OF ORDER. On expiration of a court...

Section 262.415. Contract for Services - Sec. 262.415. CONTRACT FOR SERVICES. (a) The department may contract...

Section 262.416. Limit on Finance of Services - Sec. 262.416. LIMIT ON FINANCE OF SERVICES. If a court...

Section 262.417. Report to Legislature - Sec. 262.417. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later than the...

Chapter 263 - Review of Placement of Children Under Care of Department of Family and Protective Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 263.001. Definitions - Sec. 263.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Advanced practice...

Section 263.002. Review of Placements by Court; Findings - Sec. 263.002. REVIEW OF PLACEMENTS BY COURT; FINDINGS. (a) In...

Section 263.00201. Review of Placement in Qualified Residential Treatment Program - Sec. 263.00201. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT IN QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM....

Section 263.0021. Notice of Hearing; Presentation of Evidence - Sec. 263.0021. NOTICE OF HEARING; PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE. (a) Notice...

Section 263.0025. Special Education Decision-Making for Children in Foster Care - Sec. 263.0025. SPECIAL EDUCATION DECISION-MAKING FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE....

Section 263.003. Information Relating to Placement of Child - Sec. 263.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO PLACEMENT OF CHILD. (a) Except...

Section 263.004. Notice to Court Regarding Education Decision-Making - Sec. 263.004. NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING EDUCATION DECISION-MAKING. (a) Unless...

Section 263.0045. Education in Home Setting for Foster Children - Sec. 263.0045. EDUCATION IN HOME SETTING FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. On...

Section 263.005. Enforcement of Family Service Plan - Sec. 263.005. ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY SERVICE PLAN. The department shall...

Section 263.006. Warning to Parents - Sec. 263.006. WARNING TO PARENTS. At the status hearing under...

Section 263.0061. Notice to Parents of Right to Counsel - Sec. 263.0061. NOTICE TO PARENTS OF RIGHT TO COUNSEL. (a)...

Section 263.007. Report Regarding Notification of Relatives - Sec. 263.007. REPORT REGARDING NOTIFICATION OF RELATIVES. Not later than...

Section 263.008. Foster Children's Bill of Rights - Sec. 263.008. FOSTER CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS. (a) In this...

Section 263.009. Permanency Planning Meetings - Sec. 263.009. PERMANENCY PLANNING MEETINGS. (a) The department shall hold...

Subchapter B. Service Plan and Visitation Plan

Section 263.101. Department to File Service Plan - Sec. 263.101. DEPARTMENT TO FILE SERVICE PLAN. Except as provided...

Section 263.102. Service Plan; Contents - Sec. 263.102. SERVICE PLAN; CONTENTS. (a) The service plan must:...

Section 263.103. Original Service Plan: Signing and Taking Effect - Sec. 263.103. ORIGINAL SERVICE PLAN: SIGNING AND TAKING EFFECT. (a)...

Section 263.105. Review of Service Plan; Modification - Sec. 263.105. REVIEW OF SERVICE PLAN; MODIFICATION. (a) The service...

Section 263.107. Visitation Plan - Sec. 263.107. VISITATION PLAN. (a) This section applies only to...

Subchapter C. Status Hearing

Section 263.201. Status Hearing; Time - Sec. 263.201. STATUS HEARING; TIME. (a) Not later than the...

Section 263.202. Status Hearing; Findings - Sec. 263.202. STATUS HEARING; FINDINGS. (a) If all persons entitled...

Section 263.203. Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem; Admonishments - Sec. 263.203. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM; ADMONISHMENTS. (a) The...

Subchapter D. Permanency Hearings

Section 263.302. Child's Attendance at Hearing - Sec. 263.302. CHILD'S ATTENDANCE AT HEARING. The child shall attend...

Section 263.3025. Permanency Plan - Sec. 263.3025. PERMANENCY PLAN. (a) The department shall prepare a...

Section 263.3026. Permanency Goals; Limitation - Sec. 263.3026. PERMANENCY GOALS; LIMITATION. (a) The department's permanency plan...

Section 263.303. Permanency Progress Report Before Final Order - Sec. 263.303. PERMANENCY PROGRESS REPORT BEFORE FINAL ORDER. (a) Not...

Section 263.304. Initial Permanency Hearing; Time - Sec. 263.304. INITIAL PERMANENCY HEARING; TIME. (a) Not later than...

Section 263.305. Subsequent Permanency Hearings - Sec. 263.305. SUBSEQUENT PERMANENCY HEARINGS. A subsequent permanency hearing before...

Section 263.306. Permanency Hearings Before Final Order - Sec. 263.306. PERMANENCY HEARINGS BEFORE FINAL ORDER. (a) Repealed by...

Section 263.307. Factors in Determining Best Interest of Child - Sec. 263.307. FACTORS IN DETERMINING BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. (a)...

Subchapter E. Final Order for Child Under Department Care

Section 263.401. Dismissal After One Year; New Trials; Extension - Sec. 263.401. DISMISSAL AFTER ONE YEAR; NEW TRIALS; EXTENSION. (a)...

Section 263.4011. Rendering Final Order; Extension - Sec. 263.4011. RENDERING FINAL ORDER; EXTENSION. (a) On timely commencement...

Section 263.402. Limit on Extension - Sec. 263.402. LIMIT ON EXTENSION. The parties to a suit...

Section 263.403. Monitored Return of Child to Parent - Sec. 263.403. MONITORED RETURN OF CHILD TO PARENT. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 263.404. Final Order Appointing Department as Managing Conservator Without Terminating Parental Rights - Sec. 263.404. FINAL ORDER APPOINTING DEPARTMENT AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR WITHOUT...

Section 263.4041. Verification of Transition Plan - Sec. 263.4041. VERIFICATION OF TRANSITION PLAN. Notwithstanding Section 263.401, for...

Section 263.405. Appeal of Final Order - Sec. 263.405. APPEAL OF FINAL ORDER. (a) An appeal of...

Section 263.4055. Supreme Court Rules - Sec. 263.4055. SUPREME COURT RULES. The supreme court by rule...

Section 263.406. Court Information System - Sec. 263.406. COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM. The Office of Court Administration...

Section 263.407. Final Order Appointing Department as Managing Conservator of Certain Abandoned Children; Termination of Parental Rights - Sec. 263.407. FINAL ORDER APPOINTING DEPARTMENT AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR OF...

Section 263.408. Requirements for Appointment of Nonparent as Managing Conservator - Sec. 263.408. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF NONPARENT AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR....

Section 263.409. Final Notification of Benefits Related to Kinship Verification - Sec. 263.409. FINAL NOTIFICATION OF BENEFITS RELATED TO KINSHIP VERIFICATION....

Subchapter F. Permanency Hearings After Final Order

Section 263.501. Permanency Hearing After Final Order - Sec. 263.501. PERMANENCY HEARING AFTER FINAL ORDER. (a) If the...

Section 263.502. Permanency Progress Report After Final Order - Sec. 263.502. PERMANENCY PROGRESS REPORT AFTER FINAL ORDER. (a) Not...

Section 263.5031. Permanency Hearings Following Final Order - Sec. 263.5031. PERMANENCY HEARINGS FOLLOWING FINAL ORDER. (a) At each...

Subchapter G. Extended Jurisdiction After Child's 18th Birthday

Section 263.601. Definitions - Sec. 263.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Extended foster care"...

Section 263.6015. Trial Independence - Sec. 263.6015. TRIAL INDEPENDENCE. (a) A young adult is assigned...

Section 263.602. Extended Jurisdiction - Sec. 263.602. EXTENDED JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 263.6021. Voluntary Extended Jurisdiction for Young Adult Receiving Transitional Living Services - Sec. 263.6021. VOLUNTARY EXTENDED JURISDICTION FOR YOUNG ADULT RECEIVING TRANSITIONAL...

Section 263.603. Extended Jurisdiction to Determine Guardianship - Sec. 263.603. EXTENDED JURISDICTION TO DETERMINE GUARDIANSHIP. (a) Notwithstanding Section...

Section 263.604. Guardian's Consent to Extended Jurisdiction - Sec. 263.604. GUARDIAN'S CONSENT TO EXTENDED JURISDICTION. (a) A guardian...

Section 263.605. Continued or Renewed Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem, Guardian Ad Litem, or Volunteer Advocate - Sec. 263.605. CONTINUED OR RENEWED APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM,...

Section 263.606. Duties of Attorney or Guardian Ad Litem - Sec. 263.606. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM. An...

Section 263.607. Prohibited Appointments and Orders - Sec. 263.607. PROHIBITED APPOINTMENTS AND ORDERS. (a) The court may...

Section 263.608. Rights of Young Adult - Sec. 263.608. RIGHTS OF YOUNG ADULT. A young adult who...

Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 264.001. Definitions - Sec. 264.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Age-appropriate normalcy activity"...

Section 264.0011. Reference to Executive Commissioner or Commission - Sec. 264.0011. REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSION. In this...

Section 264.002. Specific Appropriation Required - Sec. 264.002. SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION REQUIRED. (a) Repealed by Acts 2015,...

Section 264.004. Allocation of State Funds - Sec. 264.004. ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS. (a) The department shall...

Section 264.005. County Child Welfare Boards - Sec. 264.005. COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARDS. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 264.006. County Funds - Sec. 264.006. COUNTY FUNDS. The commissioners court of a county...

Section 264.008. Child Welfare Service Fund - Sec. 264.008. CHILD WELFARE SERVICE FUND. The child welfare service...

Section 264.009. Legal Representation of Department - Sec. 264.009. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENT. (a) Except as provided...

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...

Chapter 265 - Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Subchapter A. Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Section 265.001. Definitions - Sec. 265.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 265.002. Prevention and Early Intervention Services Division - Sec. 265.002. PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES DIVISION. (a) The...

Section 265.003. Consolidation of Programs - Sec. 265.003. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS. (a) In order to implement...

Section 265.004. Use of Evidence-Based Programs for At-Risk Families - Sec. 265.004. USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK FAMILIES. (a)...

Section 265.0041. Collaboration With Institutions of Higher Education - Sec. 265.0041. COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) Subject...

Section 265.005. Strategic Plan - Sec. 265.005. STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The department shall develop and...

Section 265.006. Prohibition on Use of Agency Name or Logo - Sec. 265.006. PROHIBITION ON USE OF AGENCY NAME OR LOGO....

Section 265.007. Improving Provision of Prevention and Early Intervention Services - Sec. 265.007. IMPROVING PROVISION OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES....

Section 265.008. Evaluation of Prevention and Early Intervention Services - Sec. 265.008. EVALUATION OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. (a)...

Subchapter B. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs

Section 265.051. Definitions - Sec. 265.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Children's trust fund"...

Section 265.052. Child Abuse and Neglect Primary Prevention Programs - Sec. 265.052. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. (a)...

Section 265.053. Administrative and Other Costs - Sec. 265.053. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER COSTS. (a) Administrative costs under...

Section 265.054. Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Trust Fund Account - Sec. 265.054. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT....

Section 265.055. Department Operating Fund Account - Sec. 265.055. DEPARTMENT OPERATING FUND ACCOUNT. (a) The operating fund...

Section 265.056. Contributions - Sec. 265.056. CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) The department may solicit contributions from...

Section 265.057. Community Youth Development Grants - Sec. 265.057. COMMUNITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. (a) Subject to available...

Subchapter C. Nurse-Family Partnership Competitive Grant Program

Section 265.101. Definitions - Sec. 265.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Competitive grant program"...

Section 265.102. Operation of Nurse-Family Partnership Competitive Grant Program - Sec. 265.102. OPERATION OF NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 265.103. Partnership Program Requirements - Sec. 265.103. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. A partnership program funded through...

Section 265.104. Application - Sec. 265.104. APPLICATION. (a) A public or private entity, including...

Section 265.105. Additional Considerations in Awarding Grants - Sec. 265.105. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS. In addition to...

Section 265.106. Partnership Program Standards - Sec. 265.106. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM STANDARDS. The commissioner, with the assistance...

Section 265.107. Use of Awarded Grant Funds - Sec. 265.107. USE OF AWARDED GRANT FUNDS. The grant funds...

Section 265.108. State Nurse Consultant - Sec. 265.108. STATE NURSE CONSULTANT. Using money appropriated for the...

Section 265.109. Program Monitoring and Evaluation; Annual Committee Reports - Sec. 265.109. PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION; ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORTS. (a)...

Section 265.110. Competitive Grant Program Funding - Sec. 265.110. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING. (a) The department shall...

Subchapter D. Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

Section 265.151. Requirements for Programs and Practices on Evidence-Based Spectrum - Sec. 265.151. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES ON EVIDENCE-BASED SPECTRUM....

Section 265.152. Outcomes of Evidence-Based Prevention and Early Intervention Programs and Practices - Sec. 265.152. OUTCOMES OF EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS...

Section 265.153. Evaluation of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs and Practices - Sec. 265.153. EVALUATION OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND...

Section 265.154. Reports to Legislature - Sec. 265.154. REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later than December...

Section 265.155. Rules - Sec. 265.155. RULES. The commissioner of the department may adopt...

Chapter 266 - Medical Care and Educational Services for Children in Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services

Section 266.001. Definitions - Sec. 266.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advanced practice nurse"...

Section 266.002. Construction With Other Law - Sec. 266.002. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW. This chapter does not...

Section 266.003. Medical Services for Child Abuse and Neglect Victims - Sec. 266.003. MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT VICTIMS....

Section 266.004. Consent for Medical Care - Sec. 266.004. CONSENT FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) Medical care may...

Section 266.0041. Enrollment and Participation in Certain Research Programs - Sec. 266.0041. ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN RESEARCH PROGRAMS. (a)...

Section 266.0042. Consent for Psychotropic Medication - Sec. 266.0042. CONSENT FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. Consent to the administration...

Section 266.005. Finding on Health Care Consultation - Sec. 266.005. FINDING ON HEALTH CARE CONSULTATION. If a court...

Section 266.006. Health Passport - Sec. 266.006. HEALTH PASSPORT. (a) The commission, in conjunction with...

Section 266.007. Judicial Review of Medical Care - Sec. 266.007. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MEDICAL CARE. (a) At each...

Section 266.008. Education Passport - Sec. 266.008. EDUCATION PASSPORT. (a) The department shall develop an...

Section 266.009. Provision of Medical Care in Emergency - Sec. 266.009. PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCY. (a) Consent...

Section 266.010. Consent to Medical Care by Foster Child at Least 16 Years of Age - Sec. 266.010. CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE BY FOSTER CHILD AT...

Section 266.011. Monitoring Use of Psychotropic Drug - Sec. 266.011. MONITORING USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG. The person authorized...

Section 266.012. Comprehensive Assessments - Sec. 266.012. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Not later than the 45th...

Section 266.013. Continuity of Services Provided by Commission - Sec. 266.013. CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMISSION. (a) In...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship Subtitle E - Protection of the Child

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child