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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 6NORMALCY
RULE §748.709Are there any restrictions on who can be a designated person that makes decisions regarding a child's participation in childhood activities?

(a) Caregivers hired after August 31, 2016, may not be a designated person that makes decisions regarding a child's participation in childhood activities until the caregiver completes either a two hour pre-service training regarding normalcy or the annual training specific to normalcy.

(b) A designated person that makes decisions regarding a child's participation in childhood activities must:

  (1) Work at the location where the child resides; and

  (2) Be knowledgeable about the child's current needs and history.

(c) The name of each designated person must be documented on the face sheet of the child's record.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.709 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10422; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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