Form F-500-2970
Revised September 2017
Page 1 of 4
REQUEST FOR TEXAS CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT
CENTRAL REGISTRY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – CENTRALIZED BACKGROUND CHECK UNIT (CBCU)
Purpose: An individual may use this form to request a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Central
Registry Abuse and Neglect check on him or herself.
Central Registry requests from an out-of-state protective service agency to assist an open investigation or other
case open action must be faxed on your state agency's letterhead to Statewide Intake: 800-647-7410 or
512-339-5900.
Directions: The subject of the background check must read and complete Sections 1-5, then notarize and email,
fax, or mail this form using the contact information below. Please type or print clearly in ink.
Incomplete or illegible forms will not be processed.
Email: TXAbuseNeglectBGC@dfps.state.tx.us Mail: CBCU TX Abuse Neglect BGC, M/C 121-7
PO Box 149030, Austin, TX 78714-9030 FAX: 512-339-5829
Typically, DFPS provides the background check results within 30- 40 days of receipt. If you have questions,
email: TXAbuseNeglectBGC@dfps.state.tx.us
Foster Care/Foster Parenting or Adoption (in compliance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act)
Kinship
Adoption (step parent, private, international, etc)
Other: Specify reason:
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Child Care/Day Care/Head Start Employment (in compliance with Child Care and Development Block Grant
(CCDBG) Act of 2014) and not regulated by Texas Childcare Licensing
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SECTION 1: CENTRAL REGISTRY INFORMATION
As required by Texas Family Code §261.002, DFPS maintains a central registry of the names of persons found by
DFPS to have abused or neglected a child. The DFPS Central Registry includes information gathered during Child
Protective Services (CPS), Child Care Licensing (CCL), and Adult Protective Services (APS) in-home and provider
investigations of child abuse and neglect that resulted in a disposition of "reason to believe" for CPS and CCL cases
or “confirmed and validated” for APS cases. (Findings of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult victim are not
included in the Central Registry.)
You will not clear the Central Registry check if you:
• Have the role of designated perpetrator or sustained perpetrator in an investigation included in the registry; or
• Are involved as an alleged perpetrator in an open child abuse or neglect investigation being conducted by DFPS.
(A new Central Registry check may be requested at the conclusion of the investigation to determine if you were
designated as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect.)
SECTION 2: PURPOSE OF CENTRAL REGISTRY CHECK
Please select the reason you are requesting the background check:
Placement of a child:
Employment/Volunteer
Name of employer/agency:
Other: Specify the reason for the request for central registry check:
Child Custody or Adoption Evaluation (see section 7 for definition)
(This option is not applicable to any public child welfare/child protection agency requests)