26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.867

Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 749.867 - What caregivers or employees are exempt from certain pre-service training requirements?
(a) A caregiver is exempt from completing the eight hours of general pre-service training if the caregiver has been a caregiver for a residential child-care operation during the past 12 months.
(b) A caregiver or employee is exempt from completing the two hours of normalcy training if the foster parent or employee has:
(1) Been a caregiver for or employed by a residential child-care operation during the past 12 months;
(2) Received training on normalcy during the past 12 months; and
(3) Can document that the training was received.
(c) A caregiver or employee is exempt from completing the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention if the caregiver or employee:
(1) Has been a caregiver for or employed by a residential child-care operation during the past 12 months;
(2) Has received emergency behavior intervention training during the past 12 months that meets the required curriculum components of the following applicable rule:
(A) § 749.887 of this subchapter (relating to If I do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, what curriculum components must be included in the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention?); or
(B) § 749.889 of this subchapter (relating to If I allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, what curriculum components must be included in the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention?); and
(3) Can demonstrate knowledge and competency of the training material in writing and, if the child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, in physical techniques.
(d) You must document the exemption factors in the appropriate foster home record or personnel record.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.867

The provisions of this §749.867 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 23, June 4, 2021, TexReg 3527, eff. 6/27/2021