Document Citation: 40 TAC § 747.305

Header:
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 40. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 747. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION
DIVISION 2. REQUIRED N

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
40 TAC § 747.305 (2011)

§ 747.305. What emergency and medical situations must I notify parents about?

(a) After you ensure the safety of the child, you must notify the parent immediately after a child:

(1) Is injured and the injury requires medical attention by a health-care professional;

(2) Has a sign or symptom requiring exclusion from the child-care home as listed in Subchapter R of this chapter (relating to Health Practices);

(3) Has been involved in any situation that placed the child at risk. For example, forgetting a child in a vehicle or not preventing a child from wandering away from your child-care home unsupervised; or

(4) Has been involved in any situation that renders the child-care home unsafe, such as a fire, flood, or damage to the child-care home as a result of severe weather.

(b) You must notify the parent of less serious injuries when the parent picks the child up from your child-care home. Less serious injuries include, but are not limited to, minor cuts, scratches, and bites from other children requiring first-aid treatment by caregivers.

(c) You must notify all parents of children in the child-care home within 48 hours when any child in your care, a caregiver, or a household member has contracted a communicable disease deemed notifiable by the Texas Department of State Health Services as specified in 25 TAC Chapter 97, Subchapter A (relating to Control of Communicable Disease).

(d) You must notify parents within 48 hours when there is an outbreak of lice or other infestation in the child-care home.