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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER B - ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION
SECTION/RULE §746.201 - What are my responsibilities as the permit holder?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

You are responsible for:(1) Developing and implementing your child-care center's operational policies, which must comply with or exceed the minimum standards specified in this subchapter;(2) Developing written personnel policies, including job descriptions, job responsibilities, and requirements;(3) Making provisions for training that comply with Division 4, Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Professional Development);(4) Designating a child-care center director who meets minimum standard qualifications and has daily, on-site responsibility for the operation of the child-care center;(5) Reporting and ensuring your employees and volunteers report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation directly to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, as required by Texas Family Code §261.101; an employee may not delegate the responsibility to make a report, and you may not require an employee to seek approval to file a report or notify you that a report was made;(6) Ensuring all information related to background checks is kept confidential and not disclosed to unauthorized persons, as required by the Human Resources Code, §40.005(d) and (e);(7) Ensuring parents can visit the child-care center any time during the child-care center's hours of operation to observe their child, program activities, the building, the grounds, and the equipment without having to secure prior approval;(8) Complying with the liability insurance requirements in this division;(9) Complying with the child-care licensing law found in Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, the applicable minimum standards, and other applicable rules in the Texas Administrative Code;(10) Reporting to Licensing any Department of Justice substantiated complaints related to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to commercial public accommodations; and(11) Ensuring the total number of children in care at the center or away from the center, such as during a field trip, never exceeds the licensed capacity of the center.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.201 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1373; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 928; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2447; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933; amended to be effectiveSeptember 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 5070.

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