| (a) You must develop the policies and procedures identified
in subsection (b) of this section. Your policies and procedures must
comply with or exceed the minimum standards specified in this chapter,
Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, and Chapter 745 of this title
(relating to Licensing), and any other applicable law.
(b) As part of the application process, you must submit
the following policies and procedures to us for our approval:
(1) Policies and procedures related to record keeping,
including where the records will be located. The policies must be
consistent with Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reports
and Records Keeping);
(2) Personnel policies and procedures consistent with §748.105
of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my personnel
policies and procedures?);
(3) Conflict of interest policies consistent with §748.107
of this title (relating to What must my conflict of interest policies
include?);
(4) Admission policies consistent with §748.109
of this title (relating to What must my admission policies include?);
(5) Child-care policies consistent with §748.111
of this title (relating to What child-care policies must I develop?);
(6) Emergency behavior intervention policies consistent
with §748.113 of this title (relating to What emergency behavior
intervention policies must I develop if my operation is permitted
to use emergency behavior intervention?);
(7) Discipline policies consistent with §748.115
of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my discipline
policies for children in care?);
(8) Policies for a transitional living program, if
applicable, consistent with §748.117 of this title (relating
to What policies for a transitional living program must I develop?);
(9) Volunteer policies consistent with §748.119
of this title (relating to What policies must I develop if I use volunteers?);
(10) Abuse and neglect policies consistent with §748.121
of this title (relating to What abuse and neglect policies must I
develop?);
(11) Employee policies and procedures that protect
children from vaccine-preventable diseases. The policies must be consistent
with §748.123 of this title (relating to What must an employee
policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases include?);
(12) A weapons, firearms, explosive materials, and
projectiles policy consistent with Division 6 of Subchapter Q (relating
to Weapons, Firearms, Explosive Materials, and Projectiles);
(13) A tobacco and e-cigarette policy consistent with §748.1661
of this title (relating to What policies must I enforce regarding
tobacco products and e-cigarettes?); and
(14) A suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
policy consistent with §748.124 of this division (relating to
What suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy must
I have?).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §748.103 adopted 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 September 19, 2022, 47 TexReg 5484 |
