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Chapter Review Date (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.