Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

The words and terms used in this subchapter have the following meanings: (1) CPR--Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (2) Hours--Clock hours. (3) Instructor-led training--Training that is characterized by the communication and interaction that takes place between the student and the i…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) A caregiver must complete the following training requirements, unless the caregiver meets the requirements of an exemption or a waiver for the training that is provided in this subchapter: Attached Graphic (b) You must ensure that a caregiver who provides care to a child rece…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) Prior to beginning job duties or having contact with children in care, each caregiver or employee must have orientation that includes: (1) An overview of the relevant and applicable rules of this chapter; (2) Your philosophy, organizational structure, policies, and a descript…

(a) For caregivers providing care to children only receiving child-care services and/or programmatic services, there are no pre-service experience requirements. (b) Before a caregiver can provide care to a child receiving treatment services, you must ensure that the caregiver has…

(a) A caregiver must complete the following applicable types of pre-service training within the noted timeframe: Attached Graphic (b) A caregiver who cares exclusively for children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs is exempt from the pre-service emergency beh…

(a) An employee must complete the following applicable training types and hours within the noted timeframes: Attached Graphic (b) To meet the pre-service training requirements, the training must comply with the applicable curriculum requirements in Division 5 of this subchapter (…

No, the orientation training must be separate from the pre-service hourly training requirement. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.865 The provisions of this §749.865 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Te…

(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 traini…

(a) A child-placing agency, including a single source continuum contractor, may waive any of the following pre-service training requirements for a foster parent if the agency determines that the requirement is not directly related to the ages and number of children the foster hom…

(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training must include: (1) Specifically stated learning objectives; (2) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives; and (3) A certificate,…

The general pre-service training must include the following curriculum components: (1) Topics appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver will be providing care, such as developmental stages of children, fostering children's self-esteem, constructive guidance and …

The pre-service training for normalcy must include the following curriculum components: (1) A discussion of the definitions of normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard; (2) The developmental stages of children, including a discussion of the cognitive, social, emoti…

The pre-service training for safe sleeping must include the following curriculum components: (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; (2) Understanding safe sleeping practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and (3) nderstanding ea…

The pre-service training for administering psychotropic medication must include the following curriculum components: (1) Identification of psychotropic medications; (2) Basic pharmacology (the actions and side effects of, and possible adverse reactions to, various psychotropic me…

If you do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention must focus on early identification of potential problem behaviors and strategies and techniques for less restrictive interventions, including the following…

(a) If you allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, at least 75 percent of the pre-service training for emergency behavior intervention must focus on early identification of potential problem behaviors and strategies and techniques for less restrictive interventions, inc…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) Each caregiver must have a current certificate of training with an expiration or renewal date in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. This training may be through instructor-led training or self-instructional training. (b) Each caregiver must have a current …

(a) If a caregiver is absent from the home on an extended basis as a condition of the caregiver's employment or military service, the caregiver is exempt from obtaining current certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR during this time of absence. The caregiver must …

(a) You must document the caregiver's completion of each training requirement in the appropriate foster home record or personnel record. The documentation may be a certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion from the training source. You may main…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) A caregiver must complete the number of annual training hours described in the following chart: Attached Graphic (b) For a home with two foster parents, the foster parents may combine their individual training hours to meet the total number of required annual training hours. …

(a) Each type of employee in the chart must complete the following number of annual training hours: Attached Graphic (b) For the annual training hours described in subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, each employee must complete the following specific types of traini…

(a) If a caregiver is absent from the home on an extended basis as a condition of the caregiver's employment or military service, you must prorate the caregiver's annual training requirements based on the number of months out of the year that the caregiver will be at the home. If…

(a) Each person must complete the annual training:(1) Within 12 months from when: (A) You hire the person as an employee, including employees hired or acting as a caregiver; (B) You verify the person as a foster parent; or (C) A caregiver in the home, that is not an employee or f…

(a) If the training complies with the other rules in this division (relating to Annual Training), annual training may include hours or Continuing Education Units earned through: (1) Workshops or courses offered by local school districts, colleges or universities, or Licensing; (2…

We do not approve or endorse training resources or trainers for training hours. Notes 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.937 The provisions of this §749.937 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effect…

(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training, excluding self-study training, must include: (1) Specifically stated learning objectives; (2) A curriculum that includes experiential or applied activities; (3) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether the …

(a) Other than the mandated topics, annual training for caregivers must be in areas appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver provides care, which may include: (1) Developmental stages of children; (2) Constructive guidance and discipline of children; (3) Foster…

(a) The annual training regarding normalcy must include the curriculum components covered in the pre-service training regarding normalcy, see § 749.882 of Title 40 (relating to What curriculum components must be included in the pre-service training regarding normalcy?). (b) Subse…

The training related to prevention, recognition, and reporting on child abuse and neglect must include the following components: (1) The factors indicating a child is at risk for abuse or neglect; (2) The warning signs indicating a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect; (3) T…

If you permit a caregiver to administer psychotropic medication: (1) The caregiver's annual training must meet the psychotropic medication training requirements in § 749.885 of Title 40 (relating to Are there additional general pre-service training requirements for a caregiver th…

(a) The annual training regarding emergency behavior intervention must reinforce basic principles covered in pre-service training, see § 749.901 of Title 40 (relating to If I do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, what curriculum components must be included in t…

(a) You must keep documentation verifying completion of annual training in the appropriate foster home record or personnel record. The documentation may be a certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion from the training source. The documentation …