Figure: 40 TAC §745.465(b)
Serious Incident (i) To Licensing?
 
(ii) If so, when?		 (i) To Parents?
 
(ii) If so, when?
(1) Any incident that renders all or part
of your operation unsafe or unsanitary
for a child, such as a fire or a flood.		 (A)(i) YES
 
(A)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24 hours
after the incident.		 (B)(i) YES
 
(B)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24
hours after the
incident.
(2) A disaster or emergency that
requires your operation to close.		 (A)(i) YES
 
(A)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24 hours
after the incident.		 (B)(i) YES
 
(B)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24
hours after the
incident.
(3) An adult who has contact with a
child in care contracts a
communicable disease noted in 25
TAC 97, Subchapter A, (relating to
Control of Communicable Diseases).		 (A)(i) YES, unless
the information is
confidential.
 
 
 
 
 
(A)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24 hours
after you become
aware of the
communicable
disease.		 (B)(i) YES, if their
child has
contracted the
communicable
disease or has
been exposed to
it.
 
(B)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24
hours after you
become aware of
the
communicable
disease.
(4) An investigation of abuse or
neglect or exploitation by an entity
(other than Licensing) of an employee
or other adult at the operation.		 (A)(i) YES
 
(A)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24 hours
after you become
aware of the
investigation.		 (B)(i) NO
 
(B)(ii) Not
applicable.
(5) An arrest, indictment, or a county
or district attorney accepts an
“Information” regarding an official
complaint against an employee
alleging commission of any crime as
provided in §745.651 of this title
(relating to What types of criminal
convictions may preclude a person
from being present in an operation?).		 (A)(i) YES
 
(A)(ii) As soon as
possible, but no
later than 24 hours
after you become
aware of the
situation.		 (B)(i) NO
 
(B)(ii) Not
applicable.