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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 Q - RECREATION ACTIVITIES
SECTION/RULE §748.3841 - What are the requirements for hiking or camping excursions?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

When you participate in a hiking or camping activity in an area unfamiliar to the participating adults, and the hiking activity lasts more than two hours:(1) The person qualified to supervise the hiking or camping excursion must consider the following when selecting the area for hiking or camping:(A) Evacuation;(B) Communication; and(C) Water quality and quantity;(2) The person qualified to supervise the hiking or camping excursion must have experience leading a group in hiking or camping at the elevation, terrain, and climate where the activity is to take place;(3) Before participation, the caregivers and children must receive instruction on:(A) The fundamental safety procedures for the area where the hiking or camping will occur;(B) Procedures to follow if the participant gets lost;(C) Proper health and sanitation procedures;(D) Potential high-risk areas where the hiking or camping will occur; and(E) Fire risks;(4) The emergency medical care consent forms must be readily accessible to the caregivers accompanying them;(5) Caregivers participating in the hiking or camping activity must regularly monitor and care for the health and safety of children; and(6) If the excursion will be on private land, you must have an agreement with the person responsible for that land.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3841 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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