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 748.3765 - What are the requirements for a child's access to a body of water?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.3765
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Prior to any activity regarding a body of water, you must explain the dangers of the body of water and the rules governing the activity to the children in a manner that each child can understand.
(b) If your operation sponsors a swimming activity and you allow a child to swim in a body of water:
(1) The supervising adult
must clearly designate the swimming areas;
(2) You must meet the swimming child/adult ratios; and
(3) If more than six children are
participating in the activity, you must have life-saving equipment present at
all times that is sufficient to reach and rescue the child, such as a safety
throw bag with a brightly colored 50-foot buoyant rope or a rescue boat
equipped with a reach pole and a buoy.
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