Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 745 - LICENSING
Subchapter F - BACKGROUND CHECKS
Division 2 - REQUESTING BACKGROUND CHECKS
Section 745.609 - What types of background checks are required for persons at my operation?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 745.609

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) Except as described in subsection (b) of this section, persons required to have a background check under §745.605 of this division (relating to For whom must I submit requests for background checks?) must have the following types of background checks:

(1) As further described in §745.611 of this division (relating to Which persons at my operation require either a fingerprint-based criminal history check or a name-based Texas criminal history check?), either a:

(A) Fingerprint-based criminal history check; or

(B) Name-based Texas criminal history check;

(2) A Central Registry check;

(3) If your operation is a child day-care operation that is not an employer-based child care operation or a shelter care operation, a National Sex Offender Registry check for persons who require a fingerprint-based criminal history check under §745.611(a)(1) of this division; and

(4) As further described in §745.613 of this division (relating to Which persons at my operation must have an out-of-state criminal history check, an out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry check, and an out-of-state sex offender registry check?), for certain persons, an:

(A) Out-of-state criminal history check;

(B) Out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry check; and

(b) This rule does not apply to listed family homes that only provide care to related children. See §745.615 of this division (relating to What types of background checks are required for persons at listed family homes that only provide care to related children?).

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