40 Tex. Admin. Code § 735.503 - How do I request an investigative record regarding abuse or neglect for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation?
You may request, as needed, a complete, unredacted copy of any investigative record regarding abuse or neglect that relates to any person residing in the adoptive parents' home by completing the appropriate Records Management Group (RMG) form that is available on the department's public website. If you obtain these investigative records from the department, Texas Family Code § 107.163 states:
(1) Records obtained by you from the
department are not subject to the Public Information Act or to disclosure in
response to a subpoena or a discovery request.
(2) You may disclose information obtained
from the department only to the extent you determine the information is
relevant to the adoption evaluation.
(3) You commit a Class A misdemeanor if you
recklessly disclose confidential information received from the
department.
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