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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER PPHYSICAL SITE
DIVISION 2INTERIOR SPACE
RULE §748.3355May I use an audio monitoring device to supervise a child in the child's bedroom?

(a) Audio monitoring devices may be used to supervise infants and toddlers.

(b) Audio monitoring devices may not be used to supervise other children, except infants and toddlers, unless the:

  (1) Parent, or other person legally authorized to consent, consents to the use of the audio monitoring device; and

  (2) Child:

    (A) Is younger than five years old;

    (B) Has primary medical needs; or

    (C) Requires heightened supervision, such as a child who sleepwalks, experiences night terrors, engages in physically aggressive or sexual behavior problems, or resides in a bedroom with such a child. You must document the justification for the audio monitoring device in each child's service plan.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3355 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

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