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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 §748.729What must I do when a child in care visits a volunteer or a volunteer's family for a day or overnight?

If a child has a day or overnight visit with a volunteer or a volunteer's family, you must ensure that:

  (1) The child is properly supervised, properly fed and hydrated, and provided with safe housing accommodations, if applicable;

  (2) The child's health, safety, and well-being are protected; and

  (3) Prior to the visit, the person responsible for the child during the visit has to receive the same information that you as a respite child-care services provider would receive, as specified in §748.4265 of this chapter (relating to What information regarding a child must I receive prior to providing respite child-care services to that child?).


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.729 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; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248

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