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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 V - SWIMMING POOLS, WADING/SPLASHING POOLS, AND SPRINKLER PLAY
SECTION/RULE §746.5007 - Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care center?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

(a) Yes. You must enclose a swimming pool at your child-care center with a six-foot fence or wall that prevents children's access to the pool.(b) Fence gates leading to the pool area must have self-closing and self-latching hardware out of children's reach. Gates must be locked when the pool is not in use.(c) Doors from the child-care center leading to the pool area must have a lock out of children's reach that can only be opened by an adult.(d) These doors and gates must not be designated as fire and emergency evacuation exits.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.5007 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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