(a) The following individuals must assess why the adoption was not completed within the time frame stipulated in the written agreement:
  (1) Staff who supervise the adoption placement;
  (2) Any other professional staff involved with the family; and
  (3) The adoptive family.
(b) You must establish a plan for finalizing the adoption and for supervising the placement. The plan must be based upon the assessment. The plan for supervising the placement must require at least quarterly face-to-face contacts in the adoptive home with both parents present.
(c) You must document the assessment and the plan.
(d) Child placement management staff must:
  (1) Review the documentation and plan; and
  (2) Determine whether the assessment and plan will meet the needs of the child for safety, care, and permanency.
(e) The adoptive placement must be re-evaluated if consummation of the adoption has not been completed within one year.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3427 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