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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 R - HEALTH PRACTICES
SECTION/RULE §746.3417 - When must children wash their hands?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

Children must wash their hands:(1) Before eating;(2) Before playing in a water play table;(3) After toileting or having a diaper changed;(4) After outdoor activities;(5) After playing in sand;(6) After feeding or touching animals; and(7) Any other time that the caregiver has reason to believe the child has come in contact with substances that could be harmful to the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.3417 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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