Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.257 · Subchapter H. REGULATION OF CERTAIN GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
EVALUATION OF PLACEMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A general residential operation that considers accepting a child's placement with the operation shall evaluate the proposed placement on the following criteria:
(1) whether the child meets the operation's admission criteria;
(2) whether the child would benefit from the treatment model implemented at the operation; and
(3) whether the operation has the staff and resources to meet the child's needs considering the other children at the operation and the other children's needs.
(b) A general residential operation shall ensure that the evaluation under Subsection (a) does not delay the timely placement of a child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 24, eff. June 14, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.42.htm
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