| (a) Only a room that provides adequate opportunities
for rest and privacy may be used as a bedroom.
(b) Bedrooms used by foster children must have at least
one source of natural lighting.
(c) Foster children or any other household members
may not use any of the following as a bedroom:
(1) A room commonly used for other purposes, including
dining rooms, living rooms, hallways, or porches;
(2) A passageway to other rooms; or
(3) A room that does not have doors for privacy.
(d) A foster child may use a detached structure as
a bedroom if:
(1) The child is 16 years old or older;
(2) The service planning team approves; and
(3) The detached structure is included in required
fire and health inspections for the foster home.
(e) A foster child may use a basement as a bedroom
if there is a second fire escape route from the basement.
(f) A foster child may not use a room, including a
basement or detached structure, as a bedroom if there is no natural
lighting:
(1) Unless you verified the home prior to January 1,
2007; and
(2) Until the verification is no longer valid, or the
home is structurally altered through the addition of a new room.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3023 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
