Section 744.1315 - Who must have pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training?(a) Each caregiver, operation director, program director, and site 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, operation director, program director, and site 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.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.1315
The provisions of this §744.1315 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; 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 6645, eff. 10/8/2018