Section 749.663 - What are the responsibilities of child placement staff?(a) Child placement staff providing foster care services are responsible for: (1) Deciding whether to admit a child for placement, including completion of an admission assessment and any other evaluation of a child for placement;(2) Placing a child into a foster home or other substitute living arrangement;(3) Managing the case of a child, including: (A) Developing and updating of service plans;(B) Maintaining direct contact with the child and the foster parents or other caregivers; and(C) Performing any additional case management activities, including conducting and documenting supervisory visits for compliance with § 749.2815 of Title 40 (relating to How often must I have supervisory visits with the foster home and what must be evaluated during a supervisory visit?);(4) Orientation, assessment, and verification of foster parents; and(5) Monitoring and providing support services to foster parents, including the initiation of development plans, corrective actions, or adverse actions.(b) Child placement staff providing adoption services are responsible for: (1) Deciding whether to admit a child for placement;(2) Placing a child into a foster home, adoptive home, or other substitute living arrangement;(3) Managing the case of a child, including: (A) Developing and updating of service plans;(B) Maintaining direct contact with the child and the foster parents, adoptive parents, or other caregivers; and(C) Performing any additional case management activities;(4) Case management and service delivery to birth parents; and(5) Orientation, assessment, and approval of adoptive parents.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.663
The provisions of this §749.663 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909