Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 278	ADULT FOSTER CARE (AFC) PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ADULT FOSTER CARE
RULE §278.105	Substitute Provider Qualifications

A substitute provider must meet the requirements specified in §48.8902(a)(1) - (8), (12), and (16) of this subchapter (relating to Provider Qualifications) and §48.8904 of this subchapter (relating to Individuals Who May Not Provide Adult Foster Care Services). The Department of Aging and Disability Services reserves the right to disapprove a substitute provider or attendant. The provider must orient any substitute caregiver to the home and the residents to the following:

(1) the location of fire extinguishers;

(2) evacuation procedures;

(3) location of residents' records;

(4) location of telephone numbers for the residents' physicians, the provider, and other emergency contacts;

(5) location of medications;

(6) introduction to residents; and

(7) instructions for caring for each resident.

Source Note: The provisions of this §278.105 adopted to be effective January 1, 1994, 18 TexReg 8232; amended to be effective December 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 8680; transferred effective June 28, 2024, as published in the June 7, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 4061