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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 V - SWIMMING POOLS, WADING/SPLASHING POOLS, AND SPRINKLER PLAY
SECTION/RULE §747.4807 - Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care home?
Chapter Review Date 05/17/2024

(a) You must prevent children from entering the pool area by a wall, fence, or other durable impenetrable barrier at least four feet high.(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 home 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 §747.4807 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 146; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 19062; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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