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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 747MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER BADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION
DIVISION 1PRIMARY CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES
RULE §747.203As the primary caregiver, may I leave someone else in charge if I cannot be home during all hours of operation?

Yes. When you are absent from the child-care home, you must designate a substitute caregiver to be in charge of the child-care home. Substitutes must:

  (1) Know they are in charge and for how long;

  (2) Know their responsibilities while in charge;

  (3) Have access to all essential information to communicate with parents and state and local authorities as needed; and

  (4) Have the authority to run the child-care home in compliance with minimum standards.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.203 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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