TX LCPAA PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: you may verify the foster home prior to
completion of the background check.
● Background info that must be released to another CPA includes
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: yes
● Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to
be their primary residence? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: ) 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?
Answer: Yes
● What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster
home? Answer: 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? Answer:
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?
Answer: A foster family home may provide day care in addition to foster
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: you may verify the foster home prior to
completion of the background check.
● Background info that must be released to another CPA includes
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: yes
● Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to
be their primary residence? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: ) 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?
Answer: Yes
● What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster
home? Answer: 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? Answer:
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?
Answer: A foster family home may provide day care in addition to foster
