(a) You must have contact at least quarterly with the child being considered for adoption. The contact must be meaningful and must include:
  (1) Continued preparation for adoption; and
  (2) Updated information concerning the adoption.
(b) You must make a minimum of three face-to-face contacts with a child who is 18 months old or older to prepare the child for adoption.
(c) You must make a minimum of one face-to-face contact with an infant who is age zero to 18 months old.
(d) You must document each contact in the child's record.
(e) You may contract with another licensed child-placing agency to make these contacts as long as:
  (1) The person making the contacts meets the minimum qualifications for a child placement staff in §749.673 of this title (relating to What are the qualifications that an employee must have to perform child placement activities?);
  (2) The agency submits the required documentation to you;
  (3) Your child-placement management staff reviews and approves the documentation; and
  (4) You maintain the documentation in the child's record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3341 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909