Texas Family Code

§ 264.019 — COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE STATISTICS

FA § 264.019Title 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

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(a)The department shall collect the following information and update the department's automated case tracking and information management system to allow caseworkers to record:

(1)the number of children reported to the department who at birth tested positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance;

(2)the controlled substances for which the children described by Subdivision (1) tested positive;

(3)the number of children described by Subdivision (1) who were removed from their homes and have been diagnosed as having a disability or chronic medical condition resulting from the presence of alcohol or controlled substances; and

(4)the number of parents who test positive for the presence of a controlled substance during a department investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of the parent's child.

(b)Not later than November 1 of each year, the department shall:

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.09, eff. April 1, 2025.