Section 735.201 - How does an adoption evaluator make assessments, conclusions, and recommendations when conducting an adoption evaluation?An adoption evaluator:
(1) Must conform the evaluator's actions to the professional standards of care applicable to the evaluator's licensure and any administrative rules, ethical standards, or guidelines adopted by the state agency that licenses the evaluator, unless otherwise directed by a court or prescribed by a rule in this subchapter;(2) Shall follow evidence-based practice methods and make use of current best evidence in making assessments, conclusions, and recommendations;(3) Shall verify, to the extent possible, each statement of fact pertinent to an adoption evaluation and shall note the sources of verification and information in any report prepared on the evaluation; and(4) Shall state the basis for the evaluator's conclusions or recommendations in any report prepared on the evaluation.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 735.201
Renumbered from Title 40, § 745.9047 by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 15, April 13, 2018, TexReg 2289, eff. 5/1/2018Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 09, February 26, 2016, TexReg 1490, eff. 2/29/2016