26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.231 - What financial assistance may I provide for a birth mother?

(a) You may provide financial assistance to a birth mother to meet her reasonable and necessary living expenses and legal costs.

(b) Reasonable and necessary living expenses include:

(1) Housing expenses;

(2) Necessary utilities, such as electric, water, or telephone bills;

(3) Food for the birth mother and her minor children that are living with her;

(4) Travel expenses for transportation necessary to support the pregnancy, such as gasoline or bus fares to medical appointments or the grocery store;

(5) Medical costs; and

(6) Child-care or foster care while a birth mother is hospitalized or unable to care for her children.

(c) Reasonable and necessary living expenses do not include:

(1) Any expenses met by a birth mother's existing resources;

(2) Any expenses supporting other family members, with the exception of the birth mother's minor children who are living with her;

(3) Any expenses for recreational and leisure activities; or

(4) The purchase of an automobile.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.231

The provisions of this §749.231 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909