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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER O - FOSTER HOMES: HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION/RULE §749.3023 - Which rooms in the home may not be used as bedrooms?
Chapter Review Date 06/19/2024

(a) Only a room that provides adequate opportunities for rest and privacy may be used as a bedroom.(b) Bedrooms used by foster children must have at least one source of natural lighting.(c) Foster children or any other household members may not use any of the following as a bedroom:(1) A room commonly used for other purposes, including dining rooms, living rooms, hallways, or porches;(2) A passageway to other rooms; or(3) A room that does not have doors for privacy.(d) A foster child may use a detached structure as a bedroom if:(1) The child is 16 years old or older;(2) The service planning team approves; and(3) The detached structure is included in required fire and health inspections for the foster home.(e) A foster child may use a basement as a bedroom if there is a second fire escape route from the basement.(f) A foster child may not use a room, including a basement or detached structure, as a bedroom if there is no natural lighting:(1) Unless you verified the home prior to January 1, 2007; and(2) Until the verification is no longer valid, or the home is structurally altered through the addition of a new room.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3023 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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