Tex. Family Code § 264.120
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 264.120, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 264.120. DISCHARGE NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a substitute care provider with whom the department contracts to provide substitute care services for a child shall include in a discharge notice the following information:
(1) the reason for the child's discharge; and
(2) the provider's recommendation regarding a future placement for the child that would increase the child's opportunity to attain a stable placement.
(b) In an emergency situation in which the department is required under the terms of the contract with the substitute care provider to remove a child within 24 hours after receiving the discharge notice, the provider must provide the information required by Subsection (a) to the department not later than 48 hours after the provider sends the discharge notice.
(1) the reason for the child's discharge; and
(2) the provider's recommendation regarding a future placement for the child that would increase the child's opportunity to attain a stable placement.
(b) In an emergency situation in which the department is required under the terms of the contract with the substitute care provider to remove a child within 24 hours after receiving the discharge notice, the provider must provide the information required by Subsection (a) to the department not later than 48 hours after the provider sends the discharge notice.
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