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 F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 4 - PRE-SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Section 748.861 - What are the pre-service experience requirements for a caregiver?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.861
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) If less than 25 children and less than 30% of your total population of children in care are receiving treatment services, then there are no pre-service experience requirements.
(b) If 25 or more children or 30% or more of your total population of children in care are receiving treatment services, then a caregiver must have 40 hours of supervised child-care experience in your operation and/or another operation that provides the same treatment services. Until the caregiver has met this 40-hour experience requirement, the caregiver:
(1)
May not be assigned as the only caregiver responsible for a group of
children;
(2) Must be supervised at
all times by another caregiver who has already satisfied the 40-hour experience
requirement; and
(3) The supervised
child-care experience must be documented in the appropriate personnel
record.
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