{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas; Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020)","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code §§ 2001.034, 531.0055; Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.042","instrument":"Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047)","title":"Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (26 TAC § 745.10003)","dateIssued":"2020-06-25","effective":"2020-06 (upon filing)","end":"120 days plus one 60-day renewal (into December 2020); successor emergency rules re-adopted through 2021","startDate":"2020-06-25","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","SCH","QUAR","OTHER"],"addressees":["licensed and registered child day care operations (centers, school-age programs, before- and after-school programs, licensed and registered homes)"],"clause":"§ 745.10003. Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations [in Response to COVID-19]... (b) An operation must comply with the current CDC Guidance for Child Care [Programs]... (1) Must ensure that all caregivers take the Special Considerations for Infection [Control training]... (d) An operation must screen all persons and children according to CDC guidance... (1) Must limit the direct contact between parents and caregivers to the extent [possible]; (2) Must complete the pick-up and drop-off of children outside of the operation","enforcement":"Tex. Hum. Res. Code §§ 42.072, 42.078 (license suspension, revocation, administrative penalties)","functions":["EC child-care operations: screening, exclusion, outdoor drop-off, caregiver training, CDC compliance as license conditions","WF workforce availability for every Texas employer whose employees use licensed care","HR caregiver training"],"notes":"The memorandum states the purposes: \u0027(1) require operations to comply with current CDC guidance for child care programs; (2) require caregiver training related to COVID-19; (3) require screening of persons and children...; (4) require a pick-up and drop-off plan for children\u0027. Successor emergency rules were adopted through 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/doing-business-with-hhs/provider-portal/protective-services/ccl/new-emergency-rules-day-care-operations-covid-19.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200626182353/https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/doing-business-with-hhs/provider-portal/protective-services/ccl/new-emergency-rules-day-care-operations-covid-19.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":133732,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066","citation":"Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020), Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047) (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}