26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.127 - What policies must I develop for babysitters, overnight care providers, and respite care providers?

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.

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26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.127

The provisions of this §749.127 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909