TX :: Child Protective Services Handbook :: 4100 The Placement Process :: 4118.5 Requirement to Continue Seeking Less Restrictive Setting

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The conservatorship caseworker reevaluates the child or youth’s placement every six months. The caseworker consults with the residential treatment placement coordinator and regional developmental disability specialist (DDS) to determine if a more home-like setting is available and appropriate for the child or youth.

DFPS Rules, 40 TAC §700.1313(d)

DFPS Rules, 40 TAC §700.1315(d)

The state office DDS must be notified when a child or youth under the age of 18 is planning to move out of a facility and into an alternate placement.

See:

6237 Permanency Planning for Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Institutional Settings

Texas Government Code §531.159, Monitoring of Permanency Planning Efforts

 


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