Child care center ·
1510 N HAMPTON RD STE 130, Desoto, TX 75115-8301 ·
License 852248- 369
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749.2447(7)(B)(i) - Foster Home Screening- Obtain service call information from law enforcement for past two years
A foster parent lived in two cities during the two years prior to verification, but service call information was not requested from both law enforcement agencies. |
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| 4 | — |
749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on September 22, 2023, it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plan; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plan for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with the heightened monitoring plan, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation was unable to meet compliance with Medium-High or High weighted licensing citations, including having an open investigation. |
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749.511(3) - Serious Incident Documentation-Includes name, age, gender, and date of admission of the child or children involved
SIR does not have the gender of the child identified of the subject of the SIR. |
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| 3 | — |
749.537(a) - Active records-Available for immediate review and reproduction by Licensing
Agency did not allow inspector imediate access to records. |
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| 4 | — |
749.1291(g) - Contact between child placement staff and child-significant and documented in child's record
One monthly child contact form was not complete ensuring the safety of a child in care. |
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| 5 | — |
749.1463(b)(3) - AP Administration of Medication-Administer medications according to label instructions or a prescribing health-care professional's subsequent orders
Medical documentation and the child's service plan instructs caregivers to give a medication to a child twice daily; however, a caregiver stated that she only administers the medication as needed. |
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| 4 | — |
749.2555(1) - Determining Capacity-Capacity of the home is based on the number of caregivers and the age of the children in the home and in placement
The foster home was verified for 2 foster children and a total capacity of 5 children. The total capacity was incorrect and should have been 4 as the foster parents' oldest child was an adult prior to verification. |
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| 4 | — |
749.1291(h) - Contact between child placement staff and child-child placement management staff must review and approve documentation of contacts
Two of two monthly contacts reviewed did not have a management signature. |
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| 3 | — |
749.553(6) - Personnel records-Include notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form as specified in Human Resources Code, 42.059
One staff record reviewed did not have a notarized Affidavit of Employment. |
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| 3 | — |
749.151(3) - Operational responsibilities - Maintain current, true, accurate, and complete records
All the February medication logs indicate that medication was given February 29, 30, and 31st. The last day of the month is February 28, 2026. Also, the Hydroxyzine medication logs were not completed and did not specifically document the symptoms or conditions that required a PRN medication that was given to the two children in care. |
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| 3 | — |
749.663(a)(1) - Child placement staff responsibilities-Deciding whether to admit a foster child, including completion of an admission assessment
Child placement staff placed six children under the age of 13 in a foster home when the single foster parent's vehicle can only safely transport five children under the age of 13. |
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749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on September 27, 2024, it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plan; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plan for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with the heightened monitoring plan, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation was unable to meet compliance with Medium-High or High weighted licensing citations, including having an open investigation. |
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| 4 | — |
749.3103 - Driver & passengers must follow all laws when driving, including laws on use of child passenger safety seat systems, seat belts & liability insurance
A foster parent's vehicle has two seats in the middle row and three seats in the back row. There were six children in care placed in the home, and all six children were riding in the vehicle during an incident. None of the children were 13 years old or older, so they are not able to ride in the front passenger seat. Each child was not safely restrained in his or her own seat. |
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| 2 | — |
749.153(a)(4) - Notification - Foster home's verification status as required by 749.2489
The foster capacity for the home was changed in June 2025, and Licensing was not notified timely. |
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| 2 | — |
749.1015(b) - Child Rights searches-Search a child, his possessions, or his room only when reasonable suspicion exists
A seventeen-year-old child in care had her belongings searched by the caregivers without the child's knowledge. |
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| 3 | — |
749.2445(c)(3) - Verification-Foster home screening must document evaluation of info obtained in order to make recs about applicant's capacity to work with children
The verification of the home in CLASS does not match the verification recommendation in the home screening. |
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| 3 | — |
749.2815(d) - Supervisory Visits-Document rules evaluated, deficiencies, compliance plans; document change to home study info, incl. reason for verification change
1 of the 2 quarterly/supervisories did not have a listing of household members present during the visit. |
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749.2908(a)(3) - Disaster and Emergency-must conduct a severe weather drill each year
Two homes did not conduct severe weather drills within the last year. |
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| 4 | — |
749.1957(8) - Other Prohibited Discipline-Humiliating, shaming, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
A foster parent yelled at a child in care and used profane language. |
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| 5 | — |
749.1291(a) - Contact between child placement staff and children-except for child with PMN needs, monthly FTF contact; no longer than 60 days without a visit
The child in the foster home did not have a monthly contact for September or October and when asked about the contact visit Inspector was told that she would have to ask the Admin about that. There was no supported reason why there wasn't a contact for the child for the two months. Also, the the monthly contact for October for the foster home was docusigned by the foster parent. Therefore, there is no way to verify that a visit was actully conduted at the foster home for the month of October. |
Yes |
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749.1541(c)(3) - Medication Record-Must include reason medication was prescribed, for prescription medication
The 2 of 3 medication logs reviewed did not have the reason medication was prescribed. |
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| 4 | — |
749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on March 31, 2025, it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plan; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plan for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with the heightened monitoring plan, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation was unable to meet compliance with Medium-High or High weighted licensing citations, including having an open investigation. |
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| 3 | — |
749.1003(b)(3)(G) - Children's rights-Adhere to the child's right to have comfortable personal clothing, suitable to his age and size and comparable with peers
A child in care was wearing tight clothing and pull-ups that were too small. Her pull-ups were causing skin irritation and redness. |
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749.2591(a)(3) - Supervision-Child placement management staff ensures supervision accounts for child's history, incl. Abuse/neglect, fire-setting, suicide, run-away
The agency failed to ensure that adequate supervision, per a child's safety plan and service plan, was being implemented and followed within the foster home. |
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749.911(b)(1) - Pedi. CPR training must adhere to AHA guidelines & include curr. that incudes use of a CPR manikin & written & hands-on instruction/practice & testing
Two foster parents took an online CPR training course and did not have hands-on instruction or practice. |
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| 3 | — |
749.1541(c)(6) - Medication Record-Must include name & signature of person who administered each medication
One of two children's medication logs reviewed did not have a signature of the foster parent administering the medication. |
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749.915(b)(6) - Pediatric CPR training documentation must include length of the training in hours
Of the 14 CPR/First Aid documents reviewed, seven were missing the length of training hours. |
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| 3 | — |
749.2447(4) - Foster Home Screening-Agency documents history of all interpersonal relationships, including marriages and reasons why relationships ended
There is no documentation in the foster home screening regarding the foster parent's previous relationships. There is also no documentation regarding any discussion on the relationship history between the foster parent and their biological child's father. |
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749.2961(a)(1)(A) - Weapons-If weapons/explosives/projectiles allowed, must ensure locked storage for weapons and ammunition
Ammunition was observed to be in an unlocked storage container. |
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749.2447(7)(A) - Foster Home Screening-Agency documents background check results for any person frequent and present in the home
There is no assessment of the foster parent?s criminal history by the home study writer in the home study. The foster parent?s account of what led to the criminal charge is provided, but the home study writer did not assess the information. |
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749.535(a)(1) - Active records-All documentation in the record no later than 30 days after the occurrence or event
A child's medication records for the months of December 2025 and February 2026 were not in the child's record in April 2026 and could not be located by agency staff. |
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| 5 | — |
749.1463(b)(3) - AP Administration of Medication-Administer medications according to label instructions or a prescribing health-care professional's subsequent orders
A child was prescribed medication (Escitalopram and Prazosin). The child did not receive the medication. The agency stated the foster parent did not administer or provide the medication. |
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| 3 | — |
749.2815(e) - Supervisory Visits- Documentation must be signed by each foster parent present for visit and child placement staff conducting visit
The supervisory visit states that both FPs are available, but has one FP signature. |
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749.2447(23)(A) - Foster Home Screening-Agency must request and assess home study and related documentation from CPA that previously studied the family
One of two home screenings reviewed did not include the foster home's previous verficiation with a different child placing agency. |
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| 3 | — |
749.537(a) - Active records-Available for immediate review and reproduction by Licensing
Inspector arrived at 10:30 AM and did not have all records requested by 1:30 PM. |
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749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on October 2, 2025, it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plan; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plan for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with the heightened monitoring plan, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation was unable to meet compliance with Medium-High or High weighted licensing citations, including having an open investigation. |
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749.511(4) - Serious Incident Documentation-Includes names of all adults involved and their role in relation to the child(ren)
SIR did not have the role of the adult involved. |
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| 5 | — |
749.2447(7)(A) - Foster Home Screening-Agency documents background check results for any person frequent and present in the home
The criminal history of one caregiver was not documented or assessed in the home screening. |
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| 4 | — |
749.2551(b) - Capacity-1 parent FH with 1 additional caregiver or 2 parent FH may care for 7 or 8 as long as all criteria met
The agency failed to complete Foster Family Home Capacity Exception form 4003 prior to the birth of a seventh child in a verified foster home. |
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745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A household member did not have a cleared background check. |
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749.537(a) - Active records-Available for immediate review and reproduction by Licensing
The agency was not able to provide full access to foster home files or children's files. |
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| 5 | — |
749.1957(1) - Other Prohibited Discipline-Any harsh, cruel, unusual, unnecessary, demeaning, or humiliating discipline or punishment
During the course of the investigation, the child stated that caregiver spanked him on his leg with a belt. Two collaterals stated that the child told them he was spanked on his leg by caregiver. |
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749.1953(a) - Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
A foster parent hit a child in care with a broom and admitted to pushing the same child during a verbal altercation. |
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749.2493(4) - Day Care in a Foster Family Home-May provide day care if the agency completes a written assessment, signed by child placement management staff
The agency did not complete a written assessment for the foster home and daycare. |
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| 3 | — |
749.2447(9) - Foster Home Screening-Agency documents and discuss h ealth status of all persons living in the home (physical, mental, substance abuse)
The documentation regarding an adult household member's health status does not include any discussion regarding their mental health and substance abuse history. |
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749.1521(1) - Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
Medications were stored in an unlocked cabinet. Note: This was corrected at inspection. |
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749.1101(a) - Admission-Only admit children and young adults who meet admission policy and whose needs can be met by the agency/foster home
Child was placed in a foster home that had recently been placed on a break due to stressors related to difficult placements. This child has severe behavioral issues including suicidal ideations and supervision needs that the foster parent was unable to provide. |
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749.930(c)(2) - Annual Training-Each caregiver must complete 2hrs annual training on trauma informed care.
Of the nine foster parent training logs reviewed, five homes had training that was conducted late. |
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749.1003(b)(1)(B) - Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. |
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745.621(a)(7) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
The agency is aware of a frequent visitor at a foster home and has not submitted a background for this person. |
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| 4 | — |
749.2599(1) - Supervision-16-year-old or older may serve as babysitter with child placement management staff approval and established limits on duration/frequency
A foster parent and a 17-year-old in care admitted that the 17-year-old would babysit multiple other children in care. This was not approved by Child Placement Management Staff. |
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749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on 9.16.2022 it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plans; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plans for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with heightened monitoring plans, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation failed to demonstrate 6 months of successive compliance with the standard and contract requirements that led to heightened monitoring. |
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749.511(9) - Serious Incident Documentation-Includes treating licensed health-care professional's name, findings, and treatment, if any
An SIR for a child admitted to the hospital for pneumonia did not include the health care professionals information. |
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749.2551(b) - Capacity-1 parent FH with 1 additional caregiver or 2 parent FH may care for 7 or 8 as long as all criteria met
There are 7 children residing in the foster home when the verified capacity is 6 children. |
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745.621(a)(7) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
On page 9 of the home screening, it states the foster mother's boyfriend, is not a frequent visitor and will not be involved in the fostering process. The foster mother reported that he has his own address, but he is at her home every weekend as he works out of town during the week. She stated that she is not sure why the home screening mentions that he will not be a frequent visitor to her home as they have been dating for over one year. His background check was not returned as eligible until 03/15/23. On 3/20/2023 HM Supervisor contacted the operations and inquired to why the boyfriend?s background wasn?t run until 3/14/2023. The operation stated is background was run on 3/9/2023 but received an error. HM Supervisor asked what prompted his background check and why wasn?t it run during verification. The operation stated they wasn?t sure; and believes the CM was given directives to run his background at that time. There was not a clear response to why the boyfriend?s background check was entered on 3/14/2023, given the operation had the same information when the home was verified. The boyfriend had already been at the foster home for four weekends in a row from the official placement date (2/16/2023) to the date of the MAH (3/15/2023). His background check was not returned as eligible until 03/15/2023. |
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749.2551(c) - Capacity- 1 parent FH or 2 parent with 1 parent absent for extended periods may care for up to 6, except as noted in chart below
A one-parent foster home can only have a maximum total capacity of five children if the home cares for any child less than five years old: The foster parent has permanent managing conservatorship of a three-year-old, and the home is licensed for a total capacity of six children. |
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749.1953(a) - Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
Caregiver hit a foster child on the head in response to the child's behavior. |
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749.889(c)(3) - 25% of EBI training must address safe implementation of restraints and procedures appropriate for the age/weight of children served
The operation's SAMA/Emergency Behavior Intervention training was conducted virtually by operation staff and does not include any training regarding how to properly restrain a child in care. |
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749.1541(c)(3) - Medication Record-Must include reason medication was prescribed, for prescription medication
The reason the medication was prescribed was not documented on a medication log. |
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749.3041(1) - Physical Environment-Foster home must ensure that home is safe for children, kept clean, and in good repair
During the walkthrough, holes were observed on the wall leading to the garage. |
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749.2593(a)(4) - Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for being able to intervene when necessary to ensure each child's safety
After a child in care presented a knife, held it to their own throat and began to self-harm in the presence of the caregiver, the caregiver turned their back to the child and did not immediately intervene. |
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749.2593(c)(2) - Supervision-Caregivers counted in child/caregiver ratio must provide a safe environment
Foster child with history of self-harm and previous suicidal attempts was able to acquire a large knife and attempt suicide. |
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749.949(b)(4) - Annual Training Documentation-Includes the trainer's name and qualifications, or the source of the training for self-instructional training
One training certificate did not include the trainer's qualifications. |
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749.2449(b) - Interview For Foster Home Screening-Agency must visit the home at least once when all members of the household are present
The family group interview was conducted virtually. There is no documentation in the home screening to show that the agency visited the home at least once when all members of the household were present. |
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749.1307 - Service Planning-Complete the initial service plan within 45 days after child is admitted
Two of three child's files did not have a required initial service plan. |
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749.635(2) - AP CPA administrator responsibilities- Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans.
During a review conducted on March 25, 2024, it was determined that: (1) the Administrator failed to ensure compliance with the current HM Plan; and (2) 12 months had elapsed since the effective date of the plan. The heightened monitoring plan for this operation included a specific ?planned end date? at the 12-month mark by which the operation was expected to meet all heightened monitoring criteria necessary to move out of active heightened monitoring to a phase of ?post plan monitoring?. As a direct result of the administrator?s failure to ensure timely compliance with the heightened monitoring plan, this operation is now unable to successfully move to post-plan monitoring. Furthermore, the operation?s ?planned end date? must now be revised, and the period of heightened monitoring must be extended. Further details of the administrator?s failure to ensure compliance include the following: - Operation was unable to meet compliance with Medium-High or High weighted licensing citations, including having an open investigation. |
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749.3039(e)(4)(A) - Trampolines-caregiver supervising children younger than 12 yrs must be present, watch children all times, enforce rules & able to respond to emergency
Caregiver is supervising from inside the home when two nine year old foster children are playing outside on the trampoline. |
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749.153(a)(1)(B) - Notification - At least 30 days in advance - Change in agency location
The agency did not provide written notification to Licensing at least 30 days before the agency was moved to another location. |
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749.1541(c)(3) - Medication Record-Must include reason medication was prescribed, for prescription medication
A child in care's medication logs for June, July, and August 2024 do not include the reason the medication was prescribed for any of the child's medications. |
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745.619 - Background Check Requirements - Submit All Identifying Information
The agency did not provide the city and state of each residence where a foster parent had lived outside of Texas during the five-year period prior to the date the agency submitted the request for a background check. |
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749.3023(c)(3) - Bedrooms-foster children or any other household members may not use a room that does not have doors for privacy as a bedroom
The open space that is upstairs was being used as a bedroom for a biological child in care and there was no waiver/variance in place. |
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749.930(c)(3) - Annual Training-Each caregiver must complete 1 hour annual training on Normalcy.
Of the nine foster home training records reviewed, five homes had normalcy training that was not completed annually. |
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749.1003(b)(1)(B) - Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
A 15 year old child in care with known self harm history was able to self-harm with a knife resulting injuries, because a caregiver did not immediately intervene and take the knife away. |
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| 4 | — |
749.2655(2) - Notification-Home must notify agency of any major life changes as defined in 749.2805 before change occurs or immediately upon discovery
A foster parent did not notify the agency of the addition of a household member before the change or immediately after the change occurred. |
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749.2447(21) - Foster Home Screening-Agency documents the language(s) spoken by the prospective foster parents
There is no documentation in the home screening regarding the language(s) spoken in the foster home. |
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| 3 | — |
749.1307 - Service Planning-Complete the initial service plan within 45 days after child is admitted
A child's service plan that was due on 8/26/24 has not been completed. |
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749.1521(1) - Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
Medications were not stored in a locked container. |
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749.1957(8) - Other Prohibited Discipline-Humiliating, shaming, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
The children in care indicated that the foster parents yell at them as a form of discipline. |
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| 5 | — |
749.1291(a) - Contact between child placement staff and children-except for child with PMN needs, monthly FTF contact; no longer than 60 days without a visit
In the review of four monthly contact records, face to face contact was made with children on the 65th day, after prior face-to-face visit was conducted. |
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749.151(3) - Operational responsibilities - Maintain current, true, accurate, and complete records
In the review of annual health environmental checks conducted at the agency home, in 2025, check lists indicate inspections were conducted in July of 2025 and in August of 2025. In the review of 1 of 4 monthly contacts, contact was not made in the home as indicated on monthly record, contact was made outside of the home. |
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749.151(3) - Operational responsibilities - Maintain current, true, accurate, and complete records
The agency is utilizing a checklist for conducting the monthly contacts. Two of two monthly contacts reviewed were not accurately addressed on the questions related to psychotropic medication, serious incidents/restaints, and discipline concerns. These questions are marked "yes" on the form instead of "no". |
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749.553(3) - Personnel records-Include current job description
One staff file reviewed did not contain their job description. The agency added the job description as of 10/28/2021 |
Yes |
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745.8641 - Requirements during probation
Condition 1 - Met Condition 2- Met. Condition 3 - Met. Condition 4 - Not Met. February 2023 monthly meeting notes were no in the binder. Condition 5 - Met Condition 6 - Met |
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749.1957(9) - Other Prohibited Discipline-Subjecting a child to abusive or profane language
During the investigation, it was determined that children were subjected to profane language in the home. |
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749.1309(b)(1)(H)(i) - Initial Service Plan-For children who exhibit high risk behavior, must include minimizing risk of harm to self or others
There was not a plan to minimize the risk of harm to a child, who has exhibited a high-risk behavior, documented on his initial service plan. |
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749.1563(c)(2) - Medication Error-Caregiver must document a medication error
The medication log did not reflect a child receiving medication. Agency's staff said the foster parent did not accurately document the medication provided to a child. |
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749.1321(b)(2) - Sharing Initial Service Plan-Child sign plan or document child's refusal to sign if copy or summary provided
Two of three Initial Services Plans reviewed to not include the children's signatures. |
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749.2801(a)(1) - Evaluating a Foster Home-must evaluate a home for compliance with relevant rules whenever agency receives an allegation of deficiency
The agency failed to evaluate a foster home for compliance after the home was cited for two discipline related deficiencies. This home has been closed. |
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749.2593(a)(4) - Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for being able to intervene when necessary to ensure each child's safety
During the investigation, it was determined that there was a verbal argument between a child and an unauthorized caregiver. |
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749.151(3) - Operational responsibilities - Maintain current, true, accurate, and complete records
Two of two monthly child files reviewed had identical information. Two of two service plans reviewed for two different children had identical information. |
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749.1291(h) - Contact between child placement staff and child-child placement management staff must review and approve documentation of contacts
Of the 15 child files reviewed, five files contained monthly contacts that were not approved by management. |
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749.1521(1) - Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
Prescription medication was not stored in a locked storage container and was sitting on a dresser accessible to children in care. |
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749.2815(e) - Supervisory Visits- Documentation must be signed by each foster parent present for visit and child placement staff conducting visit
A supervisory visit for had both parents present but one parent's signature. |
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749.2449(b) - Interview For Foster Home Screening-Agency must visit the home at least once when all members of the household are present
The home screening was completed virtually, and there is not documentation of a visit to the home when all members of the household were present. |
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749.1307 - Service Planning-Complete the initial service plan within 45 days after child is admitted
A child's initial service plan was not completed within 45 days of admission. |
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749.2593(a)(3) - Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for ensuring each child's safety and well being, including auditory and/or visual awareness of the child
A caregiver left a child in care unattended in a vehicle. |
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749.2491(e) - Verification-Child needing treatment services only placed in foster home verified to provide treatment services needed by child
A child receiving treatment services for Autism Spectrum Disorder was placed in a home that is not verified to provide this treatment service. |
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749.2591(a)(1) - Supervision-Child placement management staff must ensure that supervision accounts for the specific needs of the children in care in each home
The agency failed to ensure that adequate supervision, per a child's safety plan, was being implemented and followed within the foster home. |
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745.8641 - Requirements during evaluation or probation
Condition 1 - Met Condition 2 - Not Met: Home History and audit for foster homes was observed in binder #2. Operation provided sign in sheets to show foster parents history was reviewed with them in acknowledgment. 3 out of the 18 active-foster homes, had no signatures. 2 foster homes didn?t have a signature page at all in the binder. A foster home was reopened 9/2022. The home was not observed in binder #2 as being audited (on the audit sheet) or acknowledged (signed document), before returning to active status. Condition 3 - Met Condition 4 - Met Condition 5 - Met Condition 6 - Met |
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749.2913(b)(2) - Fire Extinguisher-Have a maintenance check once a year by a person qualified to inspect fire extinguishers.
A foster home's fire extinguisher had not been serviced in more than one year. |
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516 inspection record(s) on file from TX-HHSC.
Licensed facilities near this one, highest compliance score first.