26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.307 - What emergency or medical situations must I notify parents about?
(a) You must
notify the parent of a child immediately if there is an allegation that the
child has been abused, neglected, or exploited, as defined in Texas Family Code
§
261.001, while in your
care.
(b) After you ensure the
safety of the child, you must notify the parent of the child immediately after
the child:
(1) Is injured and the injury
requires medical treatment by a health-care professional or
hospitalization;
(2) Shows signs or
symptoms of an illness that requires hospitalization;
(3) Has had an emergency anaphylaxis reaction
that required administration of an unassigned epinephrine
auto-injector;
(4) Has been
involved in any non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, the
child at risk for injury or harm. For example, a caregiver forgetting the child
in a center vehicle or failing to prevent the child from wandering away from
the child-care center unsupervised; or
(5) Has been involved in any situation that
renders the child-care center unsafe, such as a fire, flood, or damage to the
child-care center as a result of severe weather.
(c) You must notify the parent of less
serious injuries when the parent picks the child up from the child-care center.
Less serious injuries include minor cuts, scratches, and bites from other
children requiring first-aid treatment by employees.
(d) You must provide written notice to the
parent of each child attending the child-care center within 48 hours of
becoming aware that a child in your care or an employee has contracted a
communicable disease deemed notifiable by the Texas Department of State Health
Services, as specified in 25 TAC Chapter 97, Subchapter A (relating to Control
of Communicable Diseases).
(e) You
must provide written notice to the parent of each child in a group within 48
hours when there is an outbreak of lice or other infestation in the group. You
must either post this notice in a prominent and publicly accessible place where
parents can easily view it or send an individual note to each parent.
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