Section 700.505 - What is the Sexual Aggression/Sex Offender Support Services Package?(a) A trauma-informed foster home that in addition to providing a child's basic living needs, has enhanced training and skill in providing and coordinating services to treat and support children, youth, and young adults who require routine clinical intervention and skilled caregiver support to manage day-to-day activities, who may present with one or more of the following: (1) Ongoing, socially, and developmentally inappropriate displays of sexualized behavior; or(2) Sexually aggressive behavior; or(3) DSM diagnosis of a sexual behavior disorder; or(4) Adjudication as a sexual offender.(b) This Service Package is designed to offer community-based care and treatment/recovery services for children, youth, and young adults based on their individual strengths and needs, and in accordance with their customized Service Plan and permanency goal.(c) Child Placing Agencies and Foster Family Home Caregivers must be Credentialed to provide Sexual Aggression/Sex Offender Support Services in accordance with the guidelines and requirements as defined by the Department of Family and Protective Services pursuant to Chapter 40 of the Texas Human Resources Code.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.505
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 51, December 20, 2024, TexReg 10391, eff. 12/22/2024