You must not allow an ill child to attend your operation if
one or more of the following exists:
(1) The illness prevents the child from participating
comfortably in the operation activities, including outdoor play;
(2) The illness results in a greater need for care
than caregivers can provide without compromising the health, safety,
and supervision of the other children in care;
(3) The child has one of the following (unless a medical
evaluation by a health-care professional indicates that you can include
the child in your operation's activities):
(A) An oral temperature above 101 degrees that is accompanied
by behavior changes or other signs or symptoms of illness;
(B) A tympanic (ear) temperature above 100 degrees
that is accompanied by behavior changes or other signs or symptoms
of illness;
(C) An axillary (armpit) temperature above 100 degrees
that is accompanied by behavior changes or other signs or symptoms
of illness;
(D) An infrared temporal (forehead) temperature above
100 degrees that is accompanied by behavior changes or other signs
or symptoms of illness; or
(E) Symptoms and signs of possible severe illness such
as lethargy, abnormal breathing, uncontrolled diarrhea, two or more
vomiting episodes in 24 hours, rash with fever, mouth sores with drooling,
behavior changes, or other signs that the child may be severely ill;
or
(4) A health-care professional has diagnosed the child
with a communicable disease, and the child does not have medical documentation
to indicate that the child is no longer contagious.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2571 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 921 |
