SECTION 744.603. What records must I have for children in my care and how long must I keep them?

(a) You must maintain the following records for each child enrolled in your operation:

(1) A child-care enrollment agreement specified in §744.503 of this title (relating to Must I provide parents with a copy of my operational policies?);

(2) Admission information as specified in §744.605 of this title (relating to What admission information must I obtain for each child?);

(3) Immunization records;

(4) Tuberculosis screening and testing information, if required by your regional Texas Department of State Health Services or local health authority;

(5) Licensing Incident/Illness Report form, if applicable;

(6) A daily tracking system for when a child's care begins and ends as specified in §744.627 of this title (relating to Must I have a system for signing children in and out of my care?);

(7) Medication administration records, if applicable; and

(8) A copy of any health-care professional recommendations or orders for providing specialized medical assistance to the child. In some instances, minimum standards allow for a deviation from a minimum standard with written documentation from a health-care professional. You must also maintain this written documentation in the child's record.

(b) These records must at a minimum be kept at the operation and be available during your hours of operation for the following periods of time:

(1) Medication administration records for three months after administering the medication;

(2) Health-care professional recommendations or orders for three months after the health-care professional has indicated that the specialized medical assistance is no longer needed; and

(3) All other records noted in subsection (a) of this section for three months after the child's last day in care.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.603 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 916; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909