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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER EPERSONNEL
DIVISION 7CONTRACT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
RULE §748.721What are the requirements for a volunteer?
(a) You must maintain a personnel record for each volunteer.

(b) The personnel record must include a statement signed and dated by the volunteer indicating the volunteer must immediately report any suspected incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the operation's administrator or administrator's designee. An internal reporting policy may not require or allow a person to delegate the person's responsibility or require a person to obtain approval to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Source Note: The provisions of this §748.721 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; 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; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248

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