tx-July102026-109: 26 TAC §747.701 — Minimum Standards for Child Care [ Child-care] Homes
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY The amendment is authorized by Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services system, and Texas Government Code §524.0005, which provides the executive commissioner of HHSC with broad rulemaking authority. In addition, HRC §42.042(a) requires HHSC to adopt rules to carry out the requirements of HRC Chapter 42. The amendment implements Texas Government Code §524.0151 and HRC §42.042. §747.701. Accident and Incident Records. [What written records must I keep of accidents and injuries that occur at my child-care home?] You must record the following information on the Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form 7239 or another form that contains at least the same information: (1) an [An] injury to a child in care that required medical treatment by a health-care professional or hospitalization; (2) an [An] illness that required the hospitalization of a child in care; (3) an incident that required administration of a medication to the child in a medical emergency as described in this chapter [An incident where a child in care had an...
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