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 J - CHILD CARE
Division 3 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Section 748.1581 - What health precautions must I take if someone in my operation has a communicable disease?

(a) You must notify the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) after you become aware that a person in your care, a person who resides at your operation, an employee, a contract service provider, or a volunteer has contracted a communicable disease that the law requires you to report to the DSHS as specified in 25 TAC 97, Subchapter A (relating to Control of Communicable Diseases).

(b) If a person in your care or a person who resides at your operation has symptoms of a communicable disease that is reportable to the Department of State Health Services, you must:

(c) If a health-care professional diagnoses a person in your care or a person who resides at your operation with a communicable disease that is reportable to DSHS, a health-care professional must authorize the person's participation in any routine activities at your operation. The authorization must:

(d) If an employee, contract service provider, or volunteer has a communicable disease that is reportable to DSHS, you must obtain written authorization from a health-care professional for the person to be present at the operation. The written authorization must include a statement that the person will not pose a serious threat to the health of the others.

(e) You must follow any written instructions and precautions specified by a health-care professional.