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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 745 - LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER D - APPLICATION PROCESS
SECTION/RULE §745.461 - Where must a child's parent be while the child is in care?
Chapter Review Date 08/26/2024

A parent must:(1) Work within the same building in which the child care is located;(2) Routinely be present at the work site for most of the time the child is in care;(3) Be physically accessible to the child, although the parent may be away from the building for a limited period of time, such as for lunch or to attend a business meeting, a medical appointment, or training related to work; and(4) Not be away from the building for more than four hours in a day or for more than ten hours in a week.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.461 adopted to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1367; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437.

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