The FAD caseworker must request an out-of-state central registry check for:

 •  A person who applies to become a foster or adoptive parent and who lived outside of Texas at any time in the five years before submitting the application.

 •  Any adult who lives in the home of the applicant and who lived outside of Texas at any time in the five years before the applicant submitted the application.

The FAD caseworker is not required to check abuse and neglect records in foreign countries. However, the FAD caseworker must request a check of abuse and neglect registries in the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

If a child welfare agency in another state or U.S. territory refuses to release the information to the FAD caseworker, the FAD caseworker works with the applicant to have the individual obtain his or her own results. If the other state or territory does not have an abuse and neglect registry, the FAD caseworker must file a letter from that state or territory in the case record saying that it has no such registry before verifying or approving the individual.

DFPS Rules, 40 TAC §745.615