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 D - REPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING
Division 1 - REPORTING SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND OTHER OCCURRENCES
Section 748.303 - When must a general residential operation (GRO) report and document a serious incident?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A GRO must report and document the following types of serious incidents involving a child in its care. The reports must be made to the following entities, and the reporting and documenting must be within the specified time frames:
(b) If there is a medically pertinent incident that does not rise to the level of a serious incident, a GRO does not have to report the incident but the GRO must document the incident in the same manner as for a serious incident, as described in §748.311 of this division (relating to How must I document a serious incident?).
(c) If a child returns before the required reporting timeframe outlined in (a)(8) - (10) in Figure: 26 TAC § 748.303(a), the GRO is not required to report the absence as a serious incident. Instead, the GRO must document within 24 hours after becoming aware of the unauthorized absence in the same manner as for a serious incident, as described in §748.311 of this division.
(d) If there is a serious incident involving an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly adult or an adult with a disability in a residential child-care operation, the GRO must document the incident in the same manner as a serious incident. The GRO must also report the incident to:
(e) A GRO must report and document the following types of serious incidents involving the GRO, an employee, a professional level service provider, contract staff, or a volunteer to the following entities within the specified time frames:
