Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0425
ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Texas · Texas Human Resources Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0425, ASSESSMENT SERVICES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/665487
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(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall regulate assessment services provided by child-care facilities or child-placing agencies. A child-care facility or child-placing agency may not provide assessment services unless specifically authorized by department rule.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for assessment services. The standards must provide that consideration is given to the individual needs of a child, the appropriate place for provision of services, and the factors listed in Section 42.042(e).
(c) In this section, "assessment services" means the determination of the placement needs of a child who requires substitute care.