Section 748.4841 - What are the pre-service experience requirements for a caregiver providing psychiatric health treatments and services?(a) A caregiver responsible for an individual receiving psychiatric health treatments and services must have a minimum of 40 hours of supervised caregiver experience in: (1) The current general residential operation providing treatment services to children with an emotional disorder;(2) Another general residential operation providing treatment services to children with an emotional disorder;(3) A psychiatric residential youth treatment facility providing psychiatric health treatments and services to children or young adults; or(4) A residential or hospital setting providing direct care, supervision, guidance, and protection of children or young adults with a severe emotional disturbance.(b) Until a caregiver has the minimum amount of supervised child-care experience as specified in subsection (a) of this section, the caregiver: (1) May not be assigned as the only caregiver responsible for a group of individuals if any individual in the group is receiving psychiatric health treatments and services;(2) Must be always supervised by another caregiver who has already satisfied the 40-hour experience requirement; and(3) Must have their supervised child-care experience documented in the appropriate personnel record.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.4841
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 40, October 4, 2024, TexReg 8169, eff. 10/15/2024