TX LCPAA Exam Study Set 3 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS And CORRECT Answers
When verifying a foster home, what must you issue? - CORRECT ANSWERS verification
certificate that specifies many things including total capacity including bio/adopted kids and
then care capacity for foster/respite care
Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, However, foster parents must comply with the training
requirementsbefore you may place a child in the home.
Are there any additional requirements to verify a foster home that is currently acting as a
kinship home with the Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Department? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, before you may verify a kinship home, you must obtain and review the
kinship home assessment that was completed.
What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously
verified? - CORRECT ANSWERS When a home has previously been verified by another
agency, you must conduct and complete an entirely new home screening
What if the foster home is transferring from another CPA with a child already in care? -
CORRECT ANSWERS you may verify the foster home prior to completion of the
background check.
Background info that must be released to another CPA includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Any
record of deficiencies and their resolutions for the past year, including information regarding
pending investigations and unresolved deficiencies;) Copies of any current or previous plan to
achieve compliance or other type of development plan for the past two years, if applicable; and
(7) Copies of any current or previous corrective action or adverse action plans for the past two
years, if applicable.
,When must I release background information to a requested agency? - CORRECT
ANSWERS by the 10th day after receiving the written request,
Is a child-placing agency that releases background information under this section immune from
civil and criminal liability for the release of the information? - CORRECT ANSWERS yes
Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to be their primary
residence? - CORRECT ANSWERS No, they do not have to own or rent the home they live
in for it to be considered their primary residence.
What are the requirements for verifying a foster home at a residence that I own? - CORRECT
ANSWERS You must verify the home in the name of one foster family for whom the home
is the primary residence. You may only verify the home in the name of one foster family.
When is a A home is considered a primary residence? - CORRECT ANSWERS if the person
lives there on a routine basis and [Medium-Low]: (1) It is the place of residence on their most
recent tax return; OR (2) It is the address listed on their motor vehicle registration, driver's
license, voter's registration, or other document filed with a public agency.
What are the requirements for an agreement that I have with a foster home that I verify? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ) You must sign a written agreement with each agency foster home at
the time that you verify the home. You and the foster home must each have copies of the
signed agreement. You must file a copy of the signed agreement in the agency home record.
Do foster parents have the right to request a pre-placement visit? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster home? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Within 2 working days submit verification of a new home, temporary
, verification, changes in verification, provisional verification, closing a home or putting on active
or inactive status.
What are examples of conflicts of care in a foster home? - CORRECT ANSWERS Place one
child at serious risk for harm by another child; (2) Significantly compromise the care and
supervision of any child in care; (3) Require a level of expertise by the foster parents and/or
caregivers that they do not possess; or (4) Create an environment that is appropriately
restrictive for one child but inappropriate for another.
May a foster home provide day care in addition to foster care? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
foster family home may provide day care in addition to foster care under the following
conditions: (1) The number and ages of children in both types of care must meet all relevant
laws and rules,
For a foster home to provide both daycare and foster care, what must the CPA do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The child-placing agency completes a written assessment, signed by child
placement management staff, of the [Medium]: (A) Needs of the children in foster care and how
the needs of the children in day care may impact the foster children [Medium]; and (B) Basis for
determining no conflict of care exists in providing the two types of care [Medium]; and (5) Both
the Residential Child-Care and Child Day-Care Divisions of Licensing approve.
Do foster home verifications expire? - CORRECT ANSWERS Only temporary, time-limited,
and provisional verifications have expiration dates. All other verifications are non-expiring.
When must a foster home transfer summary be completed? - CORRECT ANSWERS By the
10th day after you receive a written request to transfer
When must a closing summary be completed for a foster home? - CORRECT ANSWERS by
the 20th day after the foster home is closed
QUESTIONS And CORRECT Answers
When verifying a foster home, what must you issue? - CORRECT ANSWERS verification
certificate that specifies many things including total capacity including bio/adopted kids and
then care capacity for foster/respite care
Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, However, foster parents must comply with the training
requirementsbefore you may place a child in the home.
Are there any additional requirements to verify a foster home that is currently acting as a
kinship home with the Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Department? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes, before you may verify a kinship home, you must obtain and review the
kinship home assessment that was completed.
What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously
verified? - CORRECT ANSWERS When a home has previously been verified by another
agency, you must conduct and complete an entirely new home screening
What if the foster home is transferring from another CPA with a child already in care? -
CORRECT ANSWERS you may verify the foster home prior to completion of the
background check.
Background info that must be released to another CPA includes - CORRECT ANSWERS Any
record of deficiencies and their resolutions for the past year, including information regarding
pending investigations and unresolved deficiencies;) Copies of any current or previous plan to
achieve compliance or other type of development plan for the past two years, if applicable; and
(7) Copies of any current or previous corrective action or adverse action plans for the past two
years, if applicable.
,When must I release background information to a requested agency? - CORRECT
ANSWERS by the 10th day after receiving the written request,
Is a child-placing agency that releases background information under this section immune from
civil and criminal liability for the release of the information? - CORRECT ANSWERS yes
Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to be their primary
residence? - CORRECT ANSWERS No, they do not have to own or rent the home they live
in for it to be considered their primary residence.
What are the requirements for verifying a foster home at a residence that I own? - CORRECT
ANSWERS You must verify the home in the name of one foster family for whom the home
is the primary residence. You may only verify the home in the name of one foster family.
When is a A home is considered a primary residence? - CORRECT ANSWERS if the person
lives there on a routine basis and [Medium-Low]: (1) It is the place of residence on their most
recent tax return; OR (2) It is the address listed on their motor vehicle registration, driver's
license, voter's registration, or other document filed with a public agency.
What are the requirements for an agreement that I have with a foster home that I verify? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ) You must sign a written agreement with each agency foster home at
the time that you verify the home. You and the foster home must each have copies of the
signed agreement. You must file a copy of the signed agreement in the agency home record.
Do foster parents have the right to request a pre-placement visit? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster home? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Within 2 working days submit verification of a new home, temporary
, verification, changes in verification, provisional verification, closing a home or putting on active
or inactive status.
What are examples of conflicts of care in a foster home? - CORRECT ANSWERS Place one
child at serious risk for harm by another child; (2) Significantly compromise the care and
supervision of any child in care; (3) Require a level of expertise by the foster parents and/or
caregivers that they do not possess; or (4) Create an environment that is appropriately
restrictive for one child but inappropriate for another.
May a foster home provide day care in addition to foster care? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
foster family home may provide day care in addition to foster care under the following
conditions: (1) The number and ages of children in both types of care must meet all relevant
laws and rules,
For a foster home to provide both daycare and foster care, what must the CPA do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The child-placing agency completes a written assessment, signed by child
placement management staff, of the [Medium]: (A) Needs of the children in foster care and how
the needs of the children in day care may impact the foster children [Medium]; and (B) Basis for
determining no conflict of care exists in providing the two types of care [Medium]; and (5) Both
the Residential Child-Care and Child Day-Care Divisions of Licensing approve.
Do foster home verifications expire? - CORRECT ANSWERS Only temporary, time-limited,
and provisional verifications have expiration dates. All other verifications are non-expiring.
When must a foster home transfer summary be completed? - CORRECT ANSWERS By the
10th day after you receive a written request to transfer
When must a closing summary be completed for a foster home? - CORRECT ANSWERS by
the 20th day after the foster home is closed
