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 F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 4 - PRE-SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Section 749.867 - What caregivers or employees are exempt from certain pre-service training requirements?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.867
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A caregiver is exempt from completing the eight hours of general pre-service training if the caregiver has been a caregiver for a residential child-care operation during the past 12 months.
(b) A caregiver or employee is exempt from completing the two hours of normalcy training if the foster parent or employee has:
(1) Been a caregiver for or employed by a
residential child-care operation during the past 12 months;
(2) Received training on normalcy during the
past 12 months; and
(3) Can
document that the training was received.
(c) A caregiver or employee is exempt from completing the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention if the caregiver or employee:
(1) Has been a
caregiver for or employed by a residential child-care operation during the past
12 months;
(2) Has received
emergency behavior intervention training during the past 12 months that meets
the required curriculum components of the following applicable rule:
(A)
§
749.887 of this subchapter
(relating to If I do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, what
curriculum components must be included in the pre-service training for
emergency behavior intervention?); or
(B)
§
749.889 of this subchapter
(relating to If I allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, what
curriculum components must be included in the pre-service training for
emergency behavior intervention?); and
(3) Can demonstrate knowledge and competency
of the training material in writing and, if the child-placing agency allows the
use of emergency behavior intervention, in physical techniques.
(d) You must document the exemption factors in the appropriate foster home record or personnel record.
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