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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 K - OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
SECTION/RULE §748.1935 - How does the child/caregiver ratio apply if I provide care to both children and adults?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) If you provide care to both children and adults, you may maintain the required child/caregiver ratio by:(1) Counting all residents in your care as children and maintaining the appropriate ratio; or(2) Assigning caregivers to work exclusively with the children in care.(b) The child/caregiver ratio for minor and adult residents applies to operation-sponsored activities or appointments, regardless of where they occur.(c) You may not count adult residents as caregivers in the child/caregiver ratio.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1935 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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