Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - REQUIRED PLANS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 748.103 - What policies and procedures must I submit for Licensing's approval as part of the application process?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 748.103
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must develop the policies and procedures identified in subsection (b) of this section. Your policies and procedures must comply with or exceed the minimum standards specified in this chapter, Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, and Chapter 745 of this title (relating to Licensing), and any other applicable law.
(b) As part of the application process, you must submit the following policies and procedures to us for our approval:
(1) Policies and procedures related
to record keeping, including where the records will be located. The policies
must be consistent with Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reports and
Records Keeping);
(2) Personnel
policies and procedures consistent with §
748.105 of this title (relating to
What are the requirements for my personnel policies and procedures?);
(3) Conflict of interest policies consistent
with §
748.107 of this title (relating to
What must my conflict of interest policies include?);
(4) Admission policies consistent with §
748.109 of this title (relating to
What must my admission policies include?);
(5) Child-care policies consistent with
§
748.111 of this title (relating to
What child-care policies must I develop?);
(6) Emergency behavior intervention policies
consistent with §
748.113 of this title (relating to
What emergency behavior intervention policies must I develop if my operation is
permitted to use emergency behavior intervention?);
(7) Discipline policies consistent with
§
748.115 of this title (relating to
What are the requirements for my discipline policies for children in
care?);
(8) Policies for a
transitional living program, if applicable, consistent with §
748.117 of this title (relating to
What policies for a transitional living program must I develop?);
(9) Volunteer policies consistent with §
748.119 of this title (relating to
What policies must I develop if I use volunteers?);
(10) Abuse and neglect policies consistent
with §
748.121 of this title (relating to
What abuse and neglect policies must I develop?);
(11) Employee policies and procedures that
protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases. The policies must be
consistent with §
748.123 of this title (relating to
What must an employee policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable
diseases include?);
(12) A weapons,
firearms, explosive materials, and projectiles policy consistent with Division
6 of Subchapter Q (relating to Weapons, Firearms, Explosive Materials, and
Projectiles);
(13) A tobacco and
e-cigarette policy consistent with §
748.1661 of this title (relating
to What policies must I enforce regarding tobacco products and e-cigarettes?);
and
(14) A suicide prevention,
intervention, and postvention policy consistent with §748.124 of this
division (relating to What suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
policy must I have?).
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