26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.1315 - Who must have pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR training?

(a) Each caregiver and the child-care center director must have a current certificate of training with an expiration or renewal date in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

(b) Each caregiver and the child-care center director must have a current certificate of training with an expiration or renewal date in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A new caregiver does not have to have a current certificate in pediatric CPR before having unsupervised access to a child in care. However, the operation must have at least one employee or caregiver on the premises while children are in care that has a current certificate in pediatric CPR. The pediatric CPR:

(1) Must adhere to the guidelines for CPR for a layperson established by the American Heart Association, and consist of a curriculum that incudes use of a CPR manikin and both written and hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing; and

(2) May be provided through blended learning that utilizes online technology, including self-instructional training, as long as the criteria in paragraph (1) of this subsection is met.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.1315

The provisions of this §746.1315 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1423; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 40, October 5, 2018, TexReg 6653, eff. 10/8/2018