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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 W - FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PRACTICES
SECTION/RULE §747.5011 - How many exits must my child-care home have?
Chapter Review Date 05/17/2024

(a) Your child-care home must have at least two exits to the outside, located in distant parts of the home.(b) You must be able to immediately open any locked doors used as exits.(c) You must not count doors that are blocked as exits.(d) An exit through a kitchen or other hazardous area may not be one of the required exits.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.5011 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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