Section 749.3221 - What is a "legal risk placement"?(a) A "legal risk placement" exists when you: (1) Have a child that is not available for adoption because his parent(s)' rights have not been terminated;(2) Have placed a child into a home that has been jointly verified as a foster home and approved as an adoptive home; and(3) Intend for the placement to change from foster care to adoption once the child is eligible for adoption.(b) A "legal risk placement" does not exist when you merely place a child with foster parents who want to adopt the child but have not been approved as an adoptive home.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.3221
The provisions of this §749.3221 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909