Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 747	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER T	PHYSICAL FACILITIES
DIVISION 4	FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
RULE §747.4307	Must I have a telephone at my child-care home?

(a) You must have a working telephone or cellular phone at your child-care home.

(b) If your telephone is a landline, the telephone number must be listed.

(c) If you use cellular phone service at your home, you must ensure all caregivers and adult household members know the address of the home to direct emergency personnel to the home when dialing 911 from the home.

(d) You must post your phone number as required by §747.403 of this chapter (relating to What telephone numbers must I post and where must I post them?) and update the posting any time your phone number changes.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.4307 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 950