| (a) Floor space:
(1) Is space that a child can use for daily activities;
(2) Does not include closets or other alcoves; and
(3) May not be averaged.
(b) You must provide comfortable sleeping arrangements
that meet one of the following:
(1) A single occupancy bedroom with at least 80 square
feet of floor space; or
(2) A bedroom with at least 60 square feet of space
for each occupant and no more than four occupants per bedroom are
permitted even if the square footage of the room would accommodate
more than four occupants. The four-occupant restriction does not apply
to children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs.
(c) If, we granted you a permit prior to January 1,
2007, then you are exempt from the maximum bedroom occupancy requirement
until:
(1) You move your operation to a new building;
(2) You structurally alter the current building by
adding a new room; or
(3) Your permit is no longer valid.
(d) If we granted you a permit to provide emergency
care services to a child prior to January 1, 2007, then you are also
exempt from the 60 square feet of bedroom space for each occupant
until:
(1) You move your operation to a new building;
(2) You structurally alter the current building by
adding a new room; or
(3) Your permit is no longer valid.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3357 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
