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TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER E	PERSONNEL
DIVISION 2	CHILD-CARE ADMINISTRATOR
RULE §748.535	What responsibilities must the child-care administrator have?
ISSUE	04/22/2022
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

The child-care administrator must:

(1)Have daily supervision and on-site administrative responsibility for the overall operation;

(2)Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plans, if applicable; and

(3)Be responsible for or assign responsibility for:

(A)Overseeing staffing patterns to ensure the supervision and the provision of child-care services that meet the needs of children in care;

(B)Ensuring the provision of planned but flexible program activities designed to meet the developmental needs of children;

(C)Having a system in place to ensure an employee is available to handle emergencies;

(D)Assigning tasks to caregivers that do not conflict or interfere with caregiver responsibilities;

(E)Administering and managing the operation according to your policies;

(F)Ensuring that the operation complies with applicable rules of this chapter, Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, Chapter 745 of this title (relating to Licensing), and other applicable laws;

(G)Ensuring a child in care is not assigned, utilized, or allowed to act as a caregiver; and

(H)Ensuring persons whose behavior or health status is known to present a danger to children are not allowed at the operation.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 5, 2022

TRD-202201170

Karen Ray

Chief Counsel

Health and Human Services Commission

Effective date: April 25, 2022

Proposal publication date: December 24, 2021

For further information, please call: (512) 438-3269

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