Section 244.010 - Department Caseworkers(a) The department shall assign a caseworker to a child committed to the department. A department caseworker shall:(1) explore family issues and needs with the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department;(2) as needed, provide the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department with information concerning programs and services provided by the department or another resource; and(3) perform other duties required by the department.(b) A department caseworker shall: (1) at least once a month, attempt to contact the child's parent or guardian by phone, in person while the parent or guardian is visiting the facility, or, if necessary, by mail;(2) if unsuccessful in contacting the child's parent or guardian under Subdivision (1), attempt at least one additional time each month to contact the child's parent or guardian; and(3) document successful as well as unsuccessful attempts to contact the child's parent or guardian.(c) To the extent practicable, a caseworker or another facility administrator shall attempt to communicate with a parent or guardian who does not speak English in the language of choice of the parent or guardian.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 244.010
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85, Sec. 1.007, eff. 9/1/2011.