Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 745	LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER L	ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
DIVISION 4	JUDICIAL ACTIONS
RULE §745.8685	What steps must I take regarding children in my care when a court orders me to close my operation immediately?

(a) When a court orders you to close your operation immediately:

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(b) In addition to notifying the parents as required in subsection (a) of this section, within five days of delivery of the temporary restraining order (TRO) you must inform the parents of each child in care or enrolled in the operation of the reason for the closure and the length of the closure by:

(1) Sending to each parent a copy of the TRO by certified mail and giving us a copy of each return receipt (the green card) within five days after the receipt is returned to you; or

(2) Delivering a copy of the TRO in person to the parents when the child is picked up from your care and giving us a copy of an acknowledgment of receipt of the TRO that the parents signed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.8685 adopted to be effective March 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 965; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437