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 Q - RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Division 2 - SWIMMING ACTIVITIES
Section 748.3757 - What are the child/adult ratios for swimming activities?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The maximum number of children one adult can supervise during swimming activities is based on the age of the youngest child in the group and is specified in the following chart:
(b) When all of the children in the group are at least four years of age or older, in addition to meeting the required swimming child/adult ratio listed in subsection (a) of this section, at least two adults must supervise four or more children who are actually in the water.
(c) When a child who is non-ambulatory or who is subject to seizures is engaged in swimming activities, you must assign one adult to that one child. This adult must be in addition to the lifeguard on duty in the swimming area. You do not have to meet this requirement if a licensed physician writes orders in which the physician determines that the child:
(d) A child must wear a Coast Guard approved life jacket while participating in swimming activities in other bodies of water such as ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans if the child is:
(e) So long as you comply with the child/caregiver ratios required in § 748.1003 of this title, the ratios in subsection (a) of this section:
