Clone of TAC - Rule 747.203 - As the primary caregiver, may I leave someone else in charge if I cannot be home during all hours of operation?

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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

CHAPTER 747 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES

SUBCHAPTER B - ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION

SECTION/RULE §747.203 - As the primary caregiver, may I leave someone else in charge if I cannot be home during all hours of operation?

Chapter Review Date 05/17/2024

Yes. When you are absent from the child-care home, you must designate a substitute caregiver to be in charge of the child-care home. Substitutes must:(1) Know they are in charge and for how long;(2) Know their responsibilities while in charge;(3) Have access to all essential information to communicate with parents and state and local authorities as needed; and(4) Have the authority to run the child-care home in compliance with minimum standards.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.203 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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