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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 P - NIGHTTIME CARE
SECTION/RULE §747.3005 - Must I stay awake while supervising children during nighttime care?
Chapter Review Date 05/17/2024

No. Caregivers supervising children during nighttime care in your child-care home do not have to be awake to supervise the children if:(1) The children are asleep before the caregivers;(2) The caregivers are on the same floor as the sleeping children; and(3) The caregivers are close enough to the children to respond or intervene if a child awakens for feeding, becomes ill, is afraid of the dark, or in the event of an emergency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.3005 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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