Section 748.725 - Can a volunteer or a volunteer's family take a child in care for an overnight or weekend visit?(a) Yes, but when a volunteer or a volunteer's family takes a child who is in care for an overnight or weekend visit, this is a volunteer activity.(b) Neither the volunteer nor the family would have to comply with employee or caregiver requirements, but: (1) The volunteer or the family would have to meet the relevant background checks; and(2) You must get written approval from the parent.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.725
The provisions of this §748.725 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 16, April 22, 2022, TexReg 2261, eff. 4/25/2022