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Violation according to Department of Family and Protective Services

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Violation Details

Operation Number: 208120-249
Operation Name: Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date: 7/2/2007
Standard Number:‡ 749.3623(5)
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Obtain, document & assess results of criminal history and central registry checks
Technical Assistance Given:   No
Narrative
Two home screenings approved prior to receipt of all background checks that were required although all adults were cleared prior to placement of infants in the home. Background checks, however, required for all household members 14 years and above. Out of state families required to have completed FBI checks as well as Texas DPS and Central Registry.

Violation Details

Operation Number: 208120-249
Operation Name: Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date: 7/2/2007
Standard Number:‡ 749.3627
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Document all interviews and attempts to complete interviews in adoptive home record
Technical Assistance Given:   No
Narrative
In two home screenings, interviews were not documented fully per requirements of the standard. In one file, it was not clear if each of the individual, joint and family interviews were done. In other file, it was not documented that a home visit was done when all members were present. Deficiency may be uncorrectable in these particular files as children already placed in these homes. Agency needs to ensure compliance in home screenings it is approving.
2007 Jul 2