Child Protective Services
Handbook Revision, January 4, 2016
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on January 4, 2016.
CPS wants to ensure that the general public understands what critical actions caseworkers are required to perform and why. To further this understanding, CPS has set up a policy e-mail box for the general public: CPSPolicyQuestions@dfps.texas.gov. Please feel free to contact us, via this email address, with any general questions related to policy.
For questions or concerns regarding specific cases, please contact the caseworker or supervisor, or the Office of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-720-7777.
Foster Care Payments During Absences from Foster Care Placements
HIV Testing and Care for Children in DFPS Conservatorship
Foster Care Payments During Absences from Foster Care Placements (PATS 8767)
The item below is revised to reflect changes to policy relating to IV-E foster care payments during absences from the foster care placements. See:
1537 Foster Care Payments During Absences From Foster Care Placements the Foster Care Home or Facility
HIV Testing and Care for Children in DFPS Conservatorship (PATS 8722)
Changes to policy to reflect new rule. Changes affect the policy in CPS Handbook 11500. See:
11500 HIV Testing and Care for Children in DFPS Conservatorship
11510 Counseling, Treatment, and Medical Management for a Child With HIV Infection
11520 Maintaining Confidentiality of HIV Status
11521 Required Notification About a Child’s HIV Status
11522 Allowable Releases of HIV Status Information
11500 Communicable Diseases
11510 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
11511 Sex Education and AIDS Prevention
11512 Testing Children in DFPS’s Conservatorship for HIV Antibodies
11512.1 Children at Risk from Birth
11512.2 Other Children at Risk
11513 Testing Procedures and Counseling
11514 Treatment and Medical Management
11516 Caregiver Training
11520 Confidentiality When Working With Individuals With HIV
11521 Children With HIV Who Are in DFPS Conservatorship
11521.1 Confidentiality of a Child’s HIV Status
11521.2 Notification About a Child’s HIV Status
11522 Release of HIV Status
11523 The Court System