26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.1102 - Transportation Safety Provisions
(a) A
center must adopt and enforce written policies and procedures to ensure the
care and safety of minors during transport.
(b) A center must appropriately train staff
on the needs of a minor being transported.
(c) A center must properly restrain or secure
a minor when the minor is transported by the center in a motor vehicle, in
accordance with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, state law,
THSC Chapter 248A, and this chapter.
(d) A center must ensure that:
(1) a minor boards and leaves the vehicle
from the curbside of the street and is safely accompanied to the minor's
destination;
(2) there is a first
aid kit with unexpired supplies, including oxygen, a pulse oximeter, and
suction equipment in each center vehicle;
(3) the center prohibits the use of tobacco
in any form, electronic cigarettes, alcohol, possession of illegal substances
or unauthorized potentially toxic substances, firearms, and pellet or BB guns,
including loaded or unloaded BB guns, in any vehicle;
(4) the driver does not use a hand-held
wireless communication device while operating a center vehicle;
(5) staff accompany a minor during
transportation as described in §
550.1101(e) of
this subchapter (relating to Transportation Services) and paragraph (6) of this
subsection;
(6) at least one direct
care staff member, or more depending on the acuity of the minors, accompanies
every seven minors;
(7) the driver
or center's staff riding in the vehicle does not leave a minor unattended in
the vehicle at any time;
(8) the
driver or the center's staff riding in the vehicle inspects the vehicle at the
completion of each trip to ensure that no minor is left in the vehicle;
and
(9) the center maintains
documentation that includes the signature of the individual conducting the
inspection described in paragraph (8) of this subsection and the time of
inspection.
(e) A center
must post near the emergency exit of each vehicle that transports a minor the
following information in an easily readable font:
(1) the name of the administrator;
(2) the center's name;
(3) the center's telephone number;
and
(4) the center's
address.
(f) The center
must adopt and enforce a policy on emergencies while transporting a minor. The
policy must include:
(1) procedures for
mechanical break downs;
(2)
procedures for vehicle accidents; and
(3) procedures for a minor's
emergency.
(g) If a
center conducts a field trip, the center must ensure that the driver or
center's staff riding in the vehicle inspect the vehicle and account for each
minor upon arrival and departure from each destination to ensure that no minor
is left in the vehicle after reaching the vehicle's final destination.
(1) A center must ensure that the driver or
center's staff riding in the vehicle maintains a field trip record for each
trip. The record must include the driver's name, the staff's name, the time and
date, the vehicle's destinations, and names of all passengers in the
vehicle.
(2) A center must maintain
documentation that includes the signature of the person conducting the
inspection and the time of each inspection during the field trip.
(3) Appropriate staff must be present when a
minor is delivered to the center.
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