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 P - PHYSICAL SITE
Division 2 - INTERIOR SPACE
Section 748.3357 - What are the requirements for floor space in a bedroom used by a child?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.3357
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Floor space:
(1) Is space that a child can use for daily
activities;
(2) Does not include
closets or other alcoves; and
(3)
May not be averaged.
(b) You must provide comfortable sleeping arrangements that meet one of the following:
(1) A single occupancy bedroom
with at least 80 square feet of floor space; or
(2) A bedroom with at least 60 square feet of
space for each occupant and no more than four occupants per bedroom are
permitted even if the square footage of the room would accommodate more than
four occupants. The four-occupant restriction does not apply to children
receiving treatment services for primary medical needs.
(c) If, we granted you a permit prior to January 1, 2007, then you are exempt from the maximum bedroom occupancy requirement until:
(1) You move your
operation to a new building;
(2)
You structurally alter the current building by adding a new room; or
(3) Your permit is no longer valid.
(d) If we granted you a permit to provide emergency care services to a child prior to January 1, 2007, then you are also exempt from the 60 square feet of bedroom space for each occupant until:
(1) You move your operation to a new
building;
(2) You structurally
alter the current building by adding a new room; or
(3) Your permit is no longer valid.
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