Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Division 1 - PLANS AND POLICIES REQUIRED DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 749.103 - What policies and procedures must I submit for Licensing's approval as part of the application process?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) You must develop
					 the policies and procedures identified in subsection (b) of this section. Your
					 policies and procedures must comply with or exceed the minimum standards
					 specified in this chapter, Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, Chapter 745
					 of this title (relating to Licensing), and any other applicable law.
(b) As part of the application process, you
					 must submit the following policies and procedures to us for our approval:
(1) Policies and procedures related to record
					 keeping, including where the records will be located. The policies must be
					 consistent with Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reports and Records
					 Keeping);
(2) Personnel policies
					 and procedures consistent with §
												749.105
					 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my personnel policies
					 and procedures?);
(3) Conflict of
					 interest policies consistent with §
												749.107
					 of this title (relating to What must my conflict of interest policies
					 include?);
(4) Admission policies
					 consistent with §
												749.109
					 of this title (relating to What must my admission policies include?);
(5) Placement policies consistent with §
												749.111
					 of this title (relating to What must my placement policies include?);
(6) Child-care policies consistent with
					 §
												749.113
					 of this title (relating to What child-care policies must I develop?);
(7) Emergency behavior intervention policies
					 consistent with §
												749.115
					 of this title (relating to What emergency behavior intervention policies must I
					 develop if my foster homes are permitted to use emergency behavior
					 intervention?);
(8) Discipline
					 policies consistent with §
												749.117
					 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my discipline policies
					 for children in care?);
(9) Foster
					 care policies consistent with §
												749.119
					 of this title (relating to What foster care policies must I
					 develop?);
(10) Rights and
					 responsibilities of the child-placing agency and the foster parents consistent
					 with §
												749.121
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop concerning the rights
					 and responsibilities of the child-placing agency and foster
					 parents?);
(11) Additional policies
					 for foster parents that provide treatment services consistent with §
												749.123
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop regarding foster
					 parents who provide treatment services to a child with primary medical
					 needs?);
(12) Additional policies
					 for foster parents who offer a transitional living program consistent with
					 §
												749.125
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop for foster parents who
					 offer a transitional living program?);
(13) Policies for babysitters, overnight care
					 providers, and respite care providers consistent with §
												749.127
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop for babysitters,
					 overnight care providers, and respite care providers?);
(14) Policies for a legal risk placement
					 program consistent with §
												749.129
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop for a legal risk
					 placement program for foster-adoptive families?);
(15) Adoption policies, if applicable,
					 consistent with §
												749.131
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop if I offer adoption
					 services?);
(16) Volunteer policies
					 consistent with §
												749.133
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop if I use
					 volunteers?);
(17) Abuse and
					 neglect policies consistent with §
												749.135
					 of this title (relating to What abuse and neglect policies must I
					 develop?);
(18) An appeal process
					 for adult clients consistent with Division 8 of this subchapter (relating to
					 Clients and Appeals);
(19) A
					 weapons, firearms, explosive materials, and projectiles policy, for foster care
					 services, consistent with Division 3 of Subchapter O (relating to Weapons,
					 Firearms, Explosive Materials, and Projectiles);
(20) A tobacco and e-cigarette policy
					 consistent with §
												749.2931
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I enforce regarding tobacco
					 products and e-cigarettes?); and
(21) A suicide prevention, intervention, and
					 postvention policy consistent with §749.136 of this division (relating to
					 What suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy must I
					 have?).