26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.603 - What records must I have for children in my care and how long must I keep them?
(a) You must maintain
the following records for each child enrolled in your operation:
(1) A child-care enrollment agreement
specified in § 744.503 of Title 40 (relating to Must I provide parents
with a copy of my operational policies?);
(2) Admission information as specified in
§ 744.605 of Title 40 (relating to What admission information must I
obtain for each child?);
(3)
Immunization records;
(4)
Tuberculosis screening and testing information, if required by your regional
Texas Department of State Health Services or local health authority;
(5) Licensing Incident/Illness
Report form, if applicable;
(6) A daily tracking system for when a
child's care begins and ends as specified in § 744.627 of Title 40
(relating to Must I have a system for signing children in and out of my
care?);
(7) Medication
administration records, if applicable; and
(8) A copy of any health-care professional
recommendations or orders for providing specialized medical assistance to the
child. In some instances, minimum standards allow for a deviation from a
minimum standard with written documentation from a health-care professional.
You must also maintain this written documentation in the child's
record.
(b) These records
must at a minimum be kept at the operation and be available during your hours
of operation for the following periods of time:
(1) Medication administration records for
three months after administering the medication;
(2) Health-care professional recommendations
or orders for three months after the health-care professional has indicated
that the specialized medical assistance is no longer needed; and
(3) All other records noted in subsection (a)
of this section for three months after the child's last day in
care.
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