Loving Alternative Adoption Agency

430 S VINE AVE, Tyler, TX 75702 · Smith County

6cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Child-placing agency
Ages: -
Hours: 09:00 AM-02:00 PM
Director / administrator: Carol Morgan
Phone: (903) 533-1288
Regulated since: Apr 9, 1988
HHSC IDs: Operation 104580 · number 234998- 321
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 1
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2024	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2023	3	Illness & medication (1), Other (2)
2022	1	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  During the monitoring inspection, it was observed that one agency home's verification certificate did not include the foster family home's total capacity, which includes the biological and adopted children of the caregivers who live in the foster family home.
  
  HHSC 749.2470(9)(C) — Verification Certificate- Specifies the home's total capacity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2024-10-03. Correction verified 2024-10-01.
- Safety & premises
  During the monitoring inspection, the agency home's most recent fire/severe weather drill did not include a time, meeting the Minimum Standards requirement that the drill be conducted in under three minutes.
  
  HHSC 749.2908(a)(2) — Disaster and Emergency-must conduct a fire drill each year, so children are able to exit home within 3 minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-10-03. Correction verified 2024-10-01.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  During a review of one home study, it does not specify how the income of the foster parents were verified.
  
  HHSC 749.2447(6)(B)(i) — Foster Home Screening-Document and assess for each prospective parent proof of income for last 60 days or 2 complete months
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-10-13. Correction verified 2023-10-12.
HHSC inspection history
Jan 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Out of the three children's files reviewed one child's discharge summary did not have the required background information.
  
  HHSC 749.1373(b)(2) — Discharge Documentation-Release copies of child's background information, progress notes for past 60 days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-01-12. Correction verified 2023-01-09.
- Illness & medication
  Out of three children's files reviewed one child's medication log did not reason for the medication given or signatures of the person who administered the medication.
  
  HHSC 749.1541(c)(6) — Medication Record-Must include name & signature of person who administered each medication
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-01-12. Correction verified 2023-01-09.
HHSC inspection history
May 23, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The agency failed to report the quarterly EBI data timely.
  
  HHSC 749.2383(b) — Operation's quarterly data on emergency behavior interventions must be reported to Licensing no later than 15 days after the end of each quarter.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-05-26. Correction verified 2022-05-24.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Loving Alternative Adoption Agency, 430 S VINE AVE, Tyler, TX 75702-7941 (operation ID 104580, operation number 234998- 321), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.