| (a) A center must ensure transportation services are
provided for a minor, as authorized by an adult minor or the minor's
parent and the minor's prescribing physician:
(1) from the minor's home to the center;
(2) from the center to the minor's home; and
(3) to and from the center for services coordinated
by the center.
(b) A minor's parent is not required to accompany the
minor when the center transports or provides for the transport of
the minor.
(c) A center must ensure that vehicles are accessible
for a minor with disabilities and equipped to meet the needs of a
minor during transport.
(d) A minor's parent may decline a center's transportation
services.
(e) A center must adopt and enforce written policies
and procedures describing the staff and equipment that will accompany
a minor during transportation. The staff must include a driver and
a direct care staff member, or a nurse, if necessary, depending on
the acuity of the minors and as determined in coordination with the
prescribing physician.
(f) A center must ensure that:
(1) a person transporting a minor on behalf of a center
has a valid and appropriate Texas driver's license, a copy of which
the center must keep on file;
(2) a vehicle used to transport a minor has a current
Texas safety inspection sticker and vehicle registration decal properly
affixed to a vehicle;
(3) the center maintains commercial insurance for the
operation of a center's vehicles, including coverage for minors and
staff in a center's vehicle in the event of accident or injury;
(4) documentation of the insurance is maintained and
includes:
(A) the name of the insurance company;
(B) the insurance policy number;
(C) the period of coverage; and
(D) an explanation of the coverage;
(5) the center provides a driver and the center's staff
riding in the vehicle with an up-to-date master transportation list
that includes a minor's name, pick up and drop off locations, and
authorized persons to whom a minor may be released;
(6) the master transportation list is on file at the
center;
(7) the driver and the center's staff riding in the
vehicle maintain a daily attendance record for each trip that includes
the driver's name, the date, names of all passengers in the vehicle,
the name of the person to whom a minor was released, and the time
of release; and
(8) the number of people in a vehicle used to transport
minors does not exceed the manufacturer's recommended capacity for
the vehicle.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.1101 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; amended to be effective September 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 7512; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875; amended to be effective October 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 7929 |
