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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 745LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER KINSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONFIDENTIALITY
DIVISION 3CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
RULE §745.8481What types of child care records does Licensing maintain?

(a) We maintain a record for each:

  (1) Operation that applies for a permit;

  (2) Regulated operation (a regulated operation's record was previously known as the operation's monitoring file);

  (3) Program or operation that we investigate as a possible unregulated operation;

  (4) Exemption determination that we make under §745.131 of this chapter (relating to How does a person or entity request that Licensing determine whether a program is exempt?) and any information that we gather to make such a determination; and

  (5) Individual who applies for an administrator’s license.

(b) Each record consists of one of the following or a combination of both:

  (1) Electronic records maintained in the Child Care Licensing Automated Support System (CLASS), including information related to inspections and investigations that we conduct; and

  (2) A hard copy or any digital files of information that is not included in CLASS, such as:

    (A) Pictures;

    (B) Applications;

    (C) Forms with signatures;

    (D) Correspondence from an applicant, permit holder, or others involved in the regulatory process; and

    (E) Other supporting documentation.

(c) Records that we maintain are subject to retention periods that may affect the availability of a record that a person may request.


Source Note: The provisions of this §745.8481 adopted to be effective August 23, 2023, 48 TexReg 3990

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