TX :: Child Protective Services Handbook :: 1500 Eligibility for Child Protective Services :: 1531.13 Placement Facility

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Except in circumstances described in 1537 Foster Care Payments During Absences From Foster Care Placements, the child must be receiving care in a placement for which the following are true:

  • Placement meets the definition of foster family home or child-care institution as those terms are defined by 42 USC §672(c)External Link.
  • Placement is approved by DFPS.

DFPS does not contract for foster care services with any public child care institutions with more than 25 beds. Children are not eligible for either Title IV-E or state-paid assistance while placed in such settings.

40 TAC §700.316External Link


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