(a) Upon establishing a formal relationship with birth parents, you must provide the following information to them in writing:
  (1) Alternatives and options to adoption that your policies do not oppose;
  (2) The services you provide, including counseling and post-adoption services;
  (3) Adoption registries;
  (4) Legal rights and responsibilities of both birth parents in regard to:
    (A) Relinquishment of parental rights;
    (B) Waivers of Interest;
    (C) Affidavit of status;
    (D) Termination of parental rights;
    (E) Designating the father of a child as "unknown" based on legal requirements; and
    (F) Paternity registry requirements; and
  (5) Any assistance available through the agency to meet housing, medical, and prenatal care and other needs;
(b) You must provide and discuss this information to birth parents in a language that they understand; and
(c) You must document the:
  (1) Date the information was shared; and
  (2) Agency staff that shared the information.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3501 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