Section 749.241 - If a birth mother decides not to relinquish a child for adoption, may I require her to repay my agency or the adoptive parent for expenses and services incurred?(a) No, you may not require a birth mother to repay you for expenses and/or services incurred.(b) You must inform a birth mother of this policy in writing upon establishing any formal relationship between your agency and a birth mother and post it in the agency's offices in a place routinely visible to birth mothers. The written policy provided to the birth mother must be in a language spoken and read by the birth mother.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.241
The provisions of this §749.241 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909