Texas Family Code

§ 264.152 — DEFINITIONS

FA § 264.152Title 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. B-1. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE

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Except as otherwise provided, in this subchapter:

(1)"Alternative caregiver" means a person who is not the foster parent of the child and who provides temporary care for the child for more than 12 hours but less than 60 days.

(2)"Case management" means the provision of case management services to a child for whom the department has been appointed temporary or permanent managing conservator or to the child's family, a young adult in extended foster care, a relative or kinship caregiver, or a child who has been placed in the catchment area through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and includes:

(A)caseworker visits with the child;

(B)family and caregiver visits;

(C)convening and conducting permanency planning meetings;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.