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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 §748.3843 - What are the requirements for monitoring children's safety and health during hiking or camping excursions?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

Caregivers participating in the hiking or camping activity must ensure that:(1) Each child participating in the hiking or camping activity has the clothing, equipment, and provisions necessary to protect the child from the environment, including insect repellent and sunscreen;(2) A child does not carry a load of more than 30% of the child's body weight;(3) Hiking does not exceed the physical capabilities of the weakest member of the group. If a participating child cannot or will not hike, the group must not continue unless other provisions have been made to care for the child;(4) In temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit:(A) Children are offered a minimum of three quarts of drinking water per day;(B) Electrolyte replacement is available to children at all times; and(C) Other techniques are available to cool a participant, such as water to coat a child's body or cold packs; and(5) Potable water is available at each campsite. Caregivers must verify water cache location information before the group leaves camp each day, if applicable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3843 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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