Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter E - BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Section 550.1206 - Exterior Spaces

(a) A center must have separate entrances for guests and minors.

(b) A center must have a covered entry with a covered drop-off for family, emergency medical services (EMS), and the center's vehicles.

(c) A center's roof overhang or canopy must extend as far as practicable to the face of the driveway or curb of the passenger access door of a passenger vehicle.

(d) A center's roof overhang or cover must be of sufficient height to allow entry or departure from EMS vehicles.

(e) A center must provide for an outdoor play space with a direct exit from the center into the outdoor play space. The outdoor play space should at least be 400 square feet in area with at least 20 percent of that area shaded.

(f) A center's play yard must meet the requirements of the Texas Accessibility Standards.

(g) A center must ensure that its structures and the grounds of the center that are used by minors are maintained in good repair and are free from hazards to health and safety.

(h) A center must fence or ensure natural barriers are present to protect a minor from areas determined to be unsafe by DADS, including steep grades, cliffs, open pits, swimming pools, high voltage boosters, high voltage equipment, and high speed roads.

(i) A center must keep fences in good repair.

(j) A center must store garbage, rubbish, and trash securely in outdoor, covered containers.

(k) A center must keep trash collection receptacles and incinerators separated from outdoor recreational spaces and locate the receptacles and incinerators in a place to avoid being a nuisance.