Tex.
Fam. Code Section 162.005
Preparation of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report
(a)
This section does not apply to an adoption by the child’s:(1)
grandparent;(2)
aunt or uncle by birth, marriage, or prior adoption; or(3)
stepparent.(b)
Before placing a child for adoption, the Department of Family and Protective Services, a licensed child-placing agency, or the child’s parent or guardian shall compile a report on the available health, social, educational, and genetic history of the child to be adopted.(c)
The department shall ensure that each licensed child-placing agency, single source continuum contractor, or other person placing a child for adoption receives a copy of any portion of the report prepared by the department.(d)
If the child has been placed for adoption by a person or entity other than the department, a licensed child-placing agency, or the child’s parent or guardian, it is the duty of the person or entity who places the child for adoption to prepare the report.(e)
The person or entity who places the child for adoption shall provide the prospective adoptive parents a copy of the report as early as practicable before the first meeting of the adoptive parents with the child. The copy of the report shall be edited to protect the identity of birth parents and their families.(f)
The department, licensed child-placing agency, parent, guardian, person, or entity who prepares and files the original report is required to furnish supplemental medical, psychological, and psychiatric information to the adoptive parents if that information becomes available and to file the supplemental information where the original report is filed. The supplemental information shall be retained for as long as the original report is required to be retained.
Source:
Section 162.005 — Preparation of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.005 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
