Child Protective Services
Handbook Revision, July 2015
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on July 10, 2015.
CPS wants to ensure that the general public understands what critical actions caseworkers are required to perform and why. To further this understanding, CPS has set up a policy e-mail box for the general public: CPSPolicyQuestions@dfps.texas.gov. Please feel free to contact us, via this email address, with any general questions related to policy.
For questions or concerns regarding specific cases, please contact the caseworker or supervisor, or the Office of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-720-7777.
Decrease to Reimbursement for Nonrecurring Adoption and PCA Expenses (PATS 8142)
The items below are updated to comply with changes to the related rules at 40 Texas Administrative Code §700.850 and §700.1043 that were amended effective 6/1/2012.
The rules established that for new Adoption Assistance (AA) and Permanency Care Assistance (PCA) agreements signed on or after August 1, 2012, the maximum reimbursement for both nonrecurring AA and nonrecurring PCA expenses will be decreased to $1,200 per child.
See:
1616.5 Reimbursing Nonrecurring Expenses Covered by Permanency Care Assistance
1714.7 Reimbursement of Nonrecurring Expenses of Adoption