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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER DREPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING
DIVISION 6UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCES
RULE §748.453What documentation must be included in an annual summary log for a child who has an unauthorized absence?

(a) For each unauthorized absence during the relevant year, you must document the following information in an annual summary log:

  (1) The name, age, gender, and date of admission of the child who was absent;

  (2) The time and date the unauthorized absence was discovered;

  (3) How long the child was gone or if the child did not return;

  (4) The name of the caregiver responsible for the child at the time the child's absence was discovered;

  (5) The intake report number, if a report was made to Licensing or the Department of Family and Protective Services; and

  (6) Whether law enforcement was contacted, including the name of any law enforcement agency that was contacted and the number of the police report, if applicable.

(b) You must maintain each annual summary log for five years.

(c) You must make the annual summary logs available to Licensing for review and reproduction, upon request.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.453 adopted to be effective June 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 3324

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