Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER O	FOSTER HOMES: HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 1	HEALTH AND SAFETY
RULE §749.2908	How must a foster home practice disaster and emergency plans?

(a) A foster home must practice disaster and emergency plans each year by:

(1) Discussing the plans and procedures for handling a fire and weather emergency with the children in care;

(2) Conducting a fire drill, so children are able to safely exit the foster home within three minutes; and

(3) Conducting a severe weather drill.

(b) The foster home must document the discussions and the drills, including the date and time of each.

(c) For foster homes treating children with primary medical needs, a substitute (such as a large body pillow) should be used for each child with primary medical needs if the drill would endanger or overstimulate the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2908 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9058; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909