26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.3605

Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 746.3605 - How must caregivers respond when a child becomes ill ?
(a) If a child becomes ill while in your care but does not require immediate treatment by a health-care professional or hospitalization, you must:
(1) Contact the parent to pick up the child;
(2) Care for the child apart from other children;
(3) Give appropriate attention and supervision until the parent picks the child up; and
(4) Give extra attention to hand washing and sanitation if the child has diarrhea or vomiting.
(b) If a child becomes ill while in your care and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional or hospitalization, you must:
(1) Contact emergency medical services (or take the child to the nearest emergency room after you have ensured the supervision of other children in the group);
(2) Give the child first-aid treatment or CPR whenneeded;
(3) Contact the child's parent;
(4) Contact the physician or other health-care professional identified in the child's record; and
(5) Ensure the supervision of other children in the group.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.3605

The provisions of this §746.3605 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2447; amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 15, April 9, 2021, TexReg 2449, eff. 4/11/2021