Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - PLANS AND POLICIES REQUIRED DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 749.127 - What policies must I develop for babysitters, overnight care providers, and respite care providers?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
For both in-home and out-of-home care, you must develop policies specifically for babysitters, overnight care providers, and respite care providers that include:
(1) Minimum age for each type of provider;
(2) Minimum amount and type of prior child-care experience that each type of provider must have;
(3) Amount and type of training each type of provider must have;
(4) Reference and background information that foster parents or you must obtain before using each type of provider;
(5) Number of children that each type of provider can care for;
(6) Information that the foster parents must share with a provider, including information about the children in care and emergency contact information for the foster parent and the agency;
(7) Specific care instructions that the foster parents must share with a provider for children with treatment needs;
(8) A method for contact between the foster parent (and/or the child-placing agency) and provider during the time of the provider's care;
(9) Procedures for agency review and approval of arrangements; and
(10) Requirements for documentation of arrangements, including agency child placement staff review and approval, in the foster home record.
