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)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas; Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · Texas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code §§ 2001.034, 531.0055; Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.042

Issued

2020-06-25 June 25, 2020

Effective

2020-06 (upon filing) (read as 2020-06-25)

End

120 days plus one 60-day renewal (into December 2020); successor emergency rules re-adopted through 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

June 25, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther

Addressees

• licensed and registered child day care operations (centers, school-age programs, before- and after-school programs, licensed and registered homes)

Functions reached

• 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

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

§ 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

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