(a) The Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry is a registry maintained by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), as required by Texas Family Code, §261.002, of substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect. The Central Registry is maintained as a subset of information in the DFPS electronic case management system entitled Information Management Protecting Adults and Children in Texas (IMPACT).
(b) The Central Registry contains only the names of persons designated or sustained as perpetrators of child abuse or neglect by:
  (1) the Child Protective Investigations division of DFPS, including Investigations, Special Investigations, and Child Care Investigations; and
  (2) the Provider Investigation Program of the Health and Human Services Commission's Regulatory Services Department.
(c) The Central Registry also contains the names of persons who are alleged to be the perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in an ongoing investigation being conducted by DFPS. If at the conclusion of the investigation DFPS does not designate the person as a perpetrator of the abuse or neglect, DFPS will remove the person's name from the Central Registry.

Source Note: The provisions of this §702.251 adopted to be effective December 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 9123; amended to be effective September 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 5593