Texas Human Resources Code

§ 40.0529 — CASELOAD MANAGEMENT

HR § 40.0529Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Ch. 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Art. C. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT

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(a)Subject to a specific appropriation for that purpose, the department shall develop and implement a caseload management system for child protective services caseworkers and managers that:

(1)ensures equity in the distribution of workload, based on the complexity of each case;

(2)calculates caseloads based on the number of individual caseworkers who are available to handle cases;

(3)includes geographic case assignment in areas with concentrated high risk populations, to ensure that an adequate number of caseworkers and managers with expertise and specialized training are available;

(4)includes a plan to deploy master investigators in anticipation of emergency shortages of personnel; and

(5)anticipates vacancies in caseworker positions in areas of the state with high caseworker turnover to ensure the timely hiring of new caseworkers in those areas.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.