26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.304

Current through Reg. 49, No. 36; September 6, 2024
Section 550.304 - Administrator Responsibilities
(a) An administrator of a center must be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies and operations of the center and for administratively supervising the provision of all services to minors on a day-to-day basis.
(b) A center's administrator must:
(1) ensure that the center complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
(2) manage the daily operations of the center;
(3) organize and direct the center's ongoing functions;
(4) ensure the availability of qualified staff and ancillary services to ensure the health, safety, and proper care of each minor;
(5) ensure criminal history checks, employee misconduct, and nurse aide registry checks are conducted for required staff before employment;
(6) ensure the implementation of the center's training program policies and procedures;
(7) familiarize staff with regulatory issues, as well as the center's policies and procedures;
(8) ensure that the documentation of services provided is accurate and timely;
(9) manage census records, including daily, actual, and total, in accordance with § 550.803 of this chapter (relating to Census);
(10) ensure that the center immediately notifies a minor's parent of any and all accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor or that had the potential to cause injury or harm to a minor;
(11) ensure that the center provides written notice to the parent of accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor on the day of occurrence;
(12) maintain a record of accidents or unusual incidents involving a minor or staff member that caused, or had the potential to cause, injury or harm to a person or property at the center;
(13) maintain a copy of current contractor agreements with third party providers contracted by the center;
(14) maintain a copy of current written agreements with each contractor;
(15) ensure adequate staff education and evaluations according to requirements in § 550.415 of this subchapter (relating to Staffing Policies for Orientation, Development, and Training);
(16) maintain documented development programs for all staff;
(17) ensure the accuracy of public information materials and activities made available and presented on behalf of the center;
(18) ensure implementation of an effective budgeting and accounting system consistent with good business practice that promotes the health and safety of the center's minors; and
(19) supervise the annual distribution and evaluation of the responses to the parent-satisfaction surveys on all minors served.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.304

The provisions of this §550.304 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019