Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.010
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.010, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 244.010. DEPARTMENT CASEWORKERS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall assign a caseworker to a child committed to the department. A department caseworker shall:
(1) explore family issues and needs with the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department;
(2) as needed, provide the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department with information concerning programs and services provided by the department or another resource; and
(3) perform other duties required by the department.
(b) A department caseworker shall:
(1) at least once a month, attempt to contact the child's parent or guardian by phone, in person while the parent or guardian is visiting the facility, or, if necessary, by mail;
(2) if unsuccessful in contacting the child's parent or guardian under Subdivision (1), attempt at least one additional time each month to contact the child's parent or guardian; and
(3) document successful as well as unsuccessful attempts to contact the child's parent or guardian.
(c) To the extent practicable, a caseworker or another facility administrator shall attempt to communicate with a parent or guardian who does not speak English in the language of choice of the parent or guardian.
(1) explore family issues and needs with the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department;
(2) as needed, provide the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department with information concerning programs and services provided by the department or another resource; and
(3) perform other duties required by the department.
(b) A department caseworker shall:
(1) at least once a month, attempt to contact the child's parent or guardian by phone, in person while the parent or guardian is visiting the facility, or, if necessary, by mail;
(2) if unsuccessful in contacting the child's parent or guardian under Subdivision (1), attempt at least one additional time each month to contact the child's parent or guardian; and
(3) document successful as well as unsuccessful attempts to contact the child's parent or guardian.
(c) To the extent practicable, a caseworker or another facility administrator shall attempt to communicate with a parent or guardian who does not speak English in the language of choice of the parent or guardian.
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