Section 700.701 - Services to Families(a) Definition. The Department of Family and Protective Services' (DFPS) Child Protective Services (CPS) Division provides family reunification services for families. These services are provided to families and children to: (1) protect the children from abuse and neglect;(2) help the family reduce the risk of abuse and neglect; and(3) make it possible for the children to return home and live there safely after DFPS has removed them and placed them in substitute care as specified in Subchapters K and M of this chapter (relating to Court-Related Services and Substitute-Care Placement Services).(b) When a child has returned home, CPS can provide or arrange for services to:
(1) protect the child in the parent's home;(2) reduce the risk of abuse and neglect; and(3) enable the family to function effectively without CPS assistance in the future.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.701
The provisions of this §700.701 adopted to be effective January 15, 1994, 18 TexReg 9200; amended to be effective May 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 3030; amended to be effective March 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 551; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 37, September 10, 2021, TexReg 5901, eff. 9/15/2021