Tex. Family Code § 262.411
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.411, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.411. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDER; REIMBURSEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household ordered to participate in family preservation services under this subchapter may obtain those services from a qualified or licensed provider selected by the person.
(b) Services provided by a provider selected under Subsection (a) must be similar in scope and duration to services described by the family preservation services plan adopted under Section 262.407 and achieve the stated goals of the service plan. The service provider must certify in writing that the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household completed the services.
(c) A managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household who is not a parent and who obtains family preservation services from a provider selected by the person is responsible for the cost of those services.
(d) A parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household who successfully completes the required family preservation services must obtain verification from the service provider of that completion. The department shall accept the service provider's verification provided under this subsection as proof that the person successfully completed the court-ordered family preservation services.
(b) Services provided by a provider selected under Subsection (a) must be similar in scope and duration to services described by the family preservation services plan adopted under Section 262.407 and achieve the stated goals of the service plan. The service provider must certify in writing that the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household completed the services.
(c) A managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household who is not a parent and who obtains family preservation services from a provider selected by the person is responsible for the cost of those services.
(d) A parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of a household who successfully completes the required family preservation services must obtain verification from the service provider of that completion. The department shall accept the service provider's verification provided under this subsection as proof that the person successfully completed the court-ordered family preservation services.
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