Section 749.131 - What policies must I develop if I offer adoption services?You must develop policies for adoption services that include:
(1) Procedures and criteria for qualifying, screening, and selecting adoptive parents, including the: (A) Criteria you will use to evaluate potential adoptive parents;(B) Criteria you will use to make decisions about placing specific children with an adoptive family; and(C) Procedures you will use to implement the selection criteria;(2) Training and programs for the adoptive parents;(3) Statement of the rights and responsibilities of the agency and adoptive parents prior to the consummation of the adoption;(4) How you will assist the adoptive homes on how to best preserve the cultural identity of the children in their care;(5) Fees charged to adoptive parents and reimbursements to birth mothers consistent with Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Financial Assistance to Birth Mothers);(6) Services that will be offered to birth parents;(7) Degree to which birth parents may be involved in planning for and placing their child; and(8) Post adoption services that will be offered to adoptive parents, adopted children, and birth parents.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.131
The provisions of this §749.131 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909