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Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESPart 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONChapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONSSubchapter J - CHILD CARE
Division 2 - MEDICAL CARE
Section 748.1553 - How must a caregiver respond when a child is injured or ill and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional?

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.1553

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Current through Reg. 49, No. 45; November 8, 2024
Section 748.1553 - How must a caregiver respond when a child is injured or ill and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional?

For an injury or illness that requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional, the caregiver must immediately have the child treated by a healthcare professional, contact emergency services, or take the child to the nearest emergency room after ensuring the supervision of any other children present. The caregiver must not be required to seek approval to contact emergency services or to take the child to the nearest emergency room.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.1553

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 16, April 22, 2022, TexReg 2266, eff. 4/25/2022