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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER G - CHILD/CAREGIVER RATIOS
SECTION/RULE §748.1013 - How does a caregiver care for a child needing constant supervision during sleeping hours?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) A caregiver must always be awake when caring for a child needing constant supervision, such as a medically fragile child or a child that is an immediate danger to self or others.(b) To facilitate continuous care for a child, the caregiver may move a child to a location where the caregiver can directly and continuously supervise a child until there is no longer an immediate danger to self or others. The caregiver must provide comfortable sleeping arrangements for the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1013 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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