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Introduction
DFPS contracts with residential child care providers to provide substitute placement and care to children in DFPS’s managing conservatorship. Through these contracts, DFPS establishes the qualifications, standards, services, expectations, and outcomes for 24-hour child-care facilities and child-placing agencies.
DFPS has residential contract managers who assess, monitor, and manage these contracts. Residential contract managers serve as liaisons between DFPS staff and contracted providers to improve communication, gather input, and resolve conflicts. They also work closely with internal and external partners to ensure contractors comply with the requirements of Service Level Indicators, Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C), the Residential Child-Care Contract, and Minimum Standards.
Residential Child Care Contracting Opportunities
Current procurement opportunities are posted on the Open Enrollment Opportunities | Resources site. Search by agency name (DFPS) to locate current contracting opportunities.
Residential Child Care Contract Documents
The 24-Hour RCC Requirements apply to all contracts, with the exception of Supervised Independent Living contracts. The Uniform Terms and Conditions applies to all contracts.
The open enrollment documents as well as Supplemental, Special and Programmatic Conditions are available at the following links for each Contract type.
- Child Placing Agency (CPA) | Open Enrollment HHS0014286
- General Residential Operation (GRO) | Open Enrollment HHS0014277
- Intensive Psychiatric Treatment Program (IPTP) | Open Enrollment HHS0014278
- Treatment Family Foster Care (TFFC) | Open Enrollment HHS0012375
- Supervised Independent Living (SIL) | Open Enrollment HHS0015121
Residential Child Care Reports
- Texas HHSC & DFPS Independent Assessment of Residential Child Care Rules, Standards, and Requirements
As directed by Senate Bill 593 (88th Legislature), this document details all findings and recommendations resulting from an independent entity assessment of Texas’ residential child care rules, standards, and requirements. (September 2024) - Residential Child Care Regulations Assessment Report
Health and Human Services Commission & DFPS’s response to the Texas HHSC & DFPS Independent Assessment of Residential Child Care Rules, Standards, and Requirements which resulted from Senate Bill 593 (88th Legislature) (December 2024).
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