Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER Q	RECREATION ACTIVITIES
DIVISION 1	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
RULE §748.3701	What are my responsibilities for providing opportunities for recreational activities and physical fitness?

(a) You must provide daily indoor and outdoor recreational and other activities appropriate to the needs, interests, and abilities of the children, so every child may participate.

(b) You must have a written plan for ensuring that a range of indoor and outdoor recreational and leisure opportunities are provided for children in care.

(c) Except for a child who has written medical orders to the contrary, your programs for non-ambulatory children must include:

(1) Physical fitness development that prescribes a variety of body positions; and

(2) Changes in environment.

(d) Each child must have individual free time as appropriate to the child’s age and abilities.

(e) You must provide the follow types of recreational activities based on each individual child’s needs:

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Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3701 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