Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS › Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Division 1 - REQUIRED PLANS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 748.103 - What policies and procedures must I submit for Licensing's approval as part of the application process?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) You must develop
					 the policies and procedures identified in subsection (b) of this section. Your
					 policies and procedures must comply with or exceed the minimum standards
					 specified in this chapter, Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, and Chapter
					 745 of this title (relating to Licensing), and any other applicable
					 law.
(b) As part of the application
					 process, you must submit the following policies and procedures to us for our
					 approval:
(1) Policies and procedures related
					 to record keeping, including where the records will be located. The policies
					 must be consistent with Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reports and
					 Records Keeping);
(2) Personnel
					 policies and procedures consistent with §
												748.105
					 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my personnel policies
					 and procedures?);
(3) Conflict of
					 interest policies consistent with §
												748.107
					 of this title (relating to What must my conflict of interest policies
					 include?);
(4) Admission policies
					 consistent with §
												748.109
					 of this title (relating to What must my admission policies include?);
(5) Child-care policies consistent with
					 §
												748.111
					 of this title (relating to What child-care policies must I develop?);
(6) Emergency behavior intervention policies
					 consistent with §
												748.113
					 of this title (relating to What emergency behavior intervention policies must I
					 develop if my operation is permitted to use emergency behavior
					 intervention?);
(7) Discipline
					 policies consistent with §
												748.115
					 of this title (relating to What are the requirements for my discipline policies
					 for children in care?);
(8)
					 Policies for a transitional living program, if applicable, consistent with
					 §
												748.117
					 of this title (relating to What policies for a transitional living program must
					 I develop?);
(9) Volunteer policies
					 consistent with §
												748.119
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I develop if I use
					 volunteers?);
(10) Abuse and
					 neglect policies consistent with §
												748.121
					 of this title (relating to What abuse and neglect policies must I
					 develop?);
(11) Employee policies
					 and procedures that protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases. The
					 policies must be consistent with §
												748.123
					 of this title (relating to What must an employee policy for protecting children
					 from vaccine-preventable diseases include?);
(12) A weapons, firearms, explosive
					 materials, and projectiles policy consistent with Division 6 of Subchapter Q
					 (relating to Weapons, Firearms, Explosive Materials, and
					 Projectiles);
(13) A tobacco and
					 e-cigarette policy consistent with §
												748.1661
					 of this title (relating to What policies must I enforce regarding tobacco
					 products and e-cigarettes?); and
(14) A suicide prevention, intervention, and
					 postvention policy consistent with §748.124 of this division (relating to
					 What suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy must I
					 have?).