Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I	ADMISSION, SERVICE PLANNING, AND DISCHARGE
DIVISION 7	RELEASE OF CHILD
RULE §748.1481	To whom may I release a child?

(a) Except in an emergency, you must only release a child to the child's parent, a person designated by the parent, law enforcement authorities, or a person authorized by law to take possession of the child.

(b) You must instruct all employees and service providers to follow your policies for:

(1) Releasing a child;

(2) Verifying the identity of a person authorized to pick up a child but whom the caregiver does not know;

(3) Recording the identity of the person in a log or other designated location; and

(4) Retaining the identifying information at the operation until the child returns.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1481 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909