Texas Family Code
§ 264.018 — REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS
FA § 264.018Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Child-placing agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
(2)"Psychotropic medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 266.001.
(3)"Residential child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
(4)"Significant change in medical condition" means the occurrence of an injury or the onset of an illness that is life-threatening or may have serious long-term health consequences. The term includes:
(A)the occurrence or onset of an injury or illness that requires hospitalization for surgery or another procedure that is not minor emergency care; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 7.005, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 616 (S.B. 1575), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 956 (S.B. 1930), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 222 (H.B. 2809), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (H.B. 694), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.