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 M - DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT
Section 748.2303 - May I use corporal punishment for children in care?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.2303
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) You may not use or threaten to use corporal punishment with any child in care.
(b) Corporal punishment is the infliction of physical pain on any part of a child's body as a means of controlling or managing the child's behavior. It includes:
(1) Hitting or spanking a child with a hand
or instrument; or
(2) Forcing or
requiring the child to do any of the following as a method of managing or
controlling behavior:
(A) Perform any form of
physical exercise, such as running laps or doing sit ups or push ups;
(B) Hold a physical position, such as
kneeling or squatting; or
(C) Do
any form of "unproductive work."
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