{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-069","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas; HHSC Child Care Regulation","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation","authority":"Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.042; GA-14","instrument":"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations (guidance and Emergency Rule \u0027Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19\u0027 emailed to providers Apr. 10, 2020): service limited to children of essential service employees; Form 7265 parent attestation","title":"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations","dateIssued":"2020-04-10","effective":"2020-04-10","end":"2020-05-18 (GA-22/GA-23 reopening of child care to all families)","startDate":"2020-04-10","endDate":"2020-05-18","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","SCH","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["all child day care operations (temporary emergency operations, licensed centers, school-age and before/after-school programs, licensed and registered homes, listed family homes)"],"clause":"Can I continue to serve families of non-essential service employees? No, to be in compliance with the Executive Order GA 14 issued by Governor Abbott, you can only provide child day care services for children of essential service employees. The one exception is that you may provide child day care services for children receiving protective day care services authorized by the Department of Family \u0026 Protective Services (DFPS) even if the parent is not an essential worker.... Do I have to confirm a parent\u0027s status prior to providing child day care? Yes, you must ensure you are only providing child day care services for children of essential service employees... At least one parent for each child in care needs to complete Form 7265","enforcement":"GA-14 (Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173); license conditions under Tex. Hum. Res. Code ch. 42","functions":["EC child-care enrollment restricted to essential workers\u0027 children (customer base cut by order)","WF every non-essential employer\u0027s employees lost licensed child care","OP attestation and record keeping"],"notes":"The licensing agency\u0027s own statement that the Governor\u0027s order limited whom a child care business could serve.","sourceUrl":"https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/services/health/coronavirus-covid-19/faqs-guidance-open-day-care-operations.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200421024008/https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/services/health/coronavirus-covid-19/faqs-guidance-open-day-care-operations.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":211139,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-069","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-069","citation":"Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations (guidance and Emergency Rule \u0027Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19\u0027 emailed to providers Apr. 10, 2020): service limited to children of essential service employees; Form 7265 parent attestation (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-069)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}