Sec. 42.053. AGENCY FOSTER HOMES AND AGENCY FOSTER GROUP HOMES. (a) An agency foster home or agency foster group home is considered part of the child-placing agency that operates the agency foster home or agency foster group home for purposes of licensing.
(b) The operator of a licensed agency shall display a copy of the license in a prominent place in the agency foster home or agency foster group home used by the agency.
(c) An agency foster home or agency foster group home shall comply with all provisions of this chapter and all department rules and standards that apply to a child-care facility caring for a similar number of children for a similar number of hours each day.
(d) The department shall revoke or suspend the license of a child-placing agency if an agency foster home or agency foster group home operated by the licensed agency fails to comply with Subsection (c).
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2365, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 4.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.229, eff. April 2, 2015.
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