Section 735.411 - What information must be included in the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation report?(a) The report must contain: (1) Any previously incomplete or supplemental information regarding the adoptive parents and the child that was required to be obtained for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation, including any updates relating to: (A) A newly completed Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report (HSEGH), or supplemental information;(B) Any updates to the child's current physical, mental, and emotional status, including any special needs;(C) An update regarding the child's legal status; and(D) Any new information obtained regarding the adoptive parents in relation to § 735.305 of this title (relating to What information about the adoptive parents must be included in the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation?);(2) Documentation of the requirements in Subchapters B, D, and E of this Chapter, including documentation of: (A) Information that was obtained through the review of documents, reports, and inspections; and(B) Interviews with the adoptive parents, their family, and the child;(3) A summary of the adjustment of the adoptive parents, other family members, others persons living in the adoptive home, and the child during the last five to six months the child was living with the adoptive parents;(4) An updated assessment of the child's present and prospective physical, intellectual, social, and psychological functioning, including an assessment of how the adoptive parents responded to any special needs the child had;(5) An updated assessment of basic care and safety issues, including the physical safety of the environment of the adoptive home and how the child has responded to living in the adoptive home;(6) An updated assessment of the adoptive parents' individual strengths and weaknesses;(7) Conclusions and recommendations to the court as to whether the adoptive parents have accepted the child and have the ability to parent and adopt the child;(8) For each adoption evaluator that conducted any part of the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation, including interviewing participants; making home visits; making assessments, conclusions, or recommendations; or writing the report: (A) Their names, license numbers, if applicable, and role in conducting the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation; and(B) A statement that each adoption evaluator: (i) Has read and meets the qualification requirements of Texas Family Code § 107.154; or(ii) Was appointed by the court under Texas Family Code § 107.155; and(9) Telephone numbers for entities where it is appropriate for the adoptive parents to file complaints about how the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation was conducted, including phone numbers for: (A) The court that ordered the adoption evaluation; and(B) The board or agency that licenses the adoption evaluator who is primarily responsible for the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation, if applicable.(b) The adoption evaluator primarily responsible for the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation must sign the report.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 735.411
Renumbered from Title 40, § 745.9091 by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 15, April 13, 2018, TexReg 2289, eff. 5/1/2018; The provisions of this §745.9091 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 9342; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1367; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 09, February 26, 2016, TexReg 1491, eff. 2/29/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 19, May 10, 2019, TexReg 2363, eff. 5/16/2019