Section 700.1807 - What are the eligibility requirements?(a) Benefits under the Strengthening Families Through Enhanced In-Home Support Program are subject to Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) approval and must be used: (1) to promote family stability;(2) to accomplish one or more of the objectives that are identified in the family's Plan of Service;(3) to prevent removal of the child from the home or speed reunification of the child with the family; and(4) for one or more of the following purposes: (A) protect the safety of the child;(B) meet the child's needs;(C) relieve family stress; or(D) enhance family strengths and functioning.(b) To be eligible to receive benefits under the program, a family must: (1) be recommended by DFPS staff to receive Family Based Safety Services or Family Reunification Services and the family must agree to the services;(2) have the child living in the home or have a family service plan that recommends the child be returned to the home within 180 days;(3) have a household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines;(4) be the subject of a DFPS investigation in which it is determined that neglect is a primary problem for the family;(5) be a parent by blood, marriage, or adoption or a managing conservator of the child who is the victim of or at risk of neglect;(6) have an identified problem in the home environment or family that contributed to neglect and can be remedied or mitigated by benefits available under this program; and(7) have a member that meets applicable citizenship and immigration status requirements.(c) DFPS may specify in policy procedures for the provision of benefits under this program.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1807
The provisions of this §700.1807 adopted to be effective May 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 3291