<<Prev Rule

Texas Administrative Code

Next Rule>>
TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER JCHILD CARE
DIVISION 10ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING CHILDREN
RULE §748.1821What information must I provide a pregnant child regarding her pregnancy?

You must:

  (1) Ensure information, training, and counseling is available regarding health aspects of pregnancy, preparation for child birth, and recovery from child birth;

  (2) Ensure the pregnant child receives nutritional counseling and guidance that meets generally accepted standards, including nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, and foods to avoid; and

  (3) Inform the child, within seven days of admission or upon learning of the pregnancy, of her right to be free from pressure to get an abortion, relinquish her child for adoption, or to parent her child.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1821 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

Link to Texas Secretary of State Home Page | link to Texas Register home page | link to Texas Administrative Code home page | link to Open Meetings home page