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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 747MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER CRECORD KEEPING
DIVISION 4RECORDS ON CAREGIVERS AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
RULE §747.901What information must I maintain in my personnel records?

You must keep at least the following at the child-care home for each assistant caregiver and substitute caregiver, as specified in this chapter:

  (1) Documentation showing the dates of the first and last day on the job;

  (2) Documentation showing how the caregiver meets the minimum age and education qualifications, if applicable;

  (3) A copy of a health card or health care professional's statement verifying the caregiver is free of active tuberculosis, if required by the regional Texas Department of State Health Services TB program or local health authority;

  (4) A notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form as specified in Human Resources Code, §42.059;

  (5) A record of training hours, including documentation required by §747.1327 of this chapter (relating to What documentation must I provide to Licensing to verify that caregivers have met training requirements?);

  (6) Proof of request for all background checks required under 40 TAC Chapter 745, Subchapter F (relating to Background Checks);

  (7) A copy of a photo identification;

  (8) A copy of a current driver's license for each person or caregiver that transports a child in care; and

  (9) A statement signed and dated by the caregiver in a licensed child-care home verifying the date the caregiver attended training during orientation that includes an overview regarding the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, as specified in §747.1301 of this chapter (relating to What must orientation for caregivers at my child-care home include?)


Source Note: The provisions of this §747.901 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10266; amended to be effective March 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 1191; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6250; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective October 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 6654; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 950

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