(a) Respite child-care services are not subject to
regulation under this subchapter, if the:
(1) Respite child-care services are completely separate
from the emergency care services. You must provide the respite child-care
services in a completely separate physical space using different caregivers
from the caregivers for the emergency care services; and
(2) Care meets the short-term program's criteria for
exemption as specified §745.117(2) of this title (relating to
Which programs of limited duration are exempt from Licensing regulation?).
(b) An operation that only provides emergency care
services to children may provide respite child-care services, if you:
(1) Meet all applicable requirements for all services,
including children admitted only for respite child-care. This includes
compliance with capacity limits, child/caregiver ratios, and supervision
rules; and
(2) Ensure that your respite child-care services do
not present a conflict of care for any child receiving emergency care
services.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §748.4261 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 |