SECTION 745.249. What are the liability insurance requirements for a licensed operation, registered child-care home, or listed family home?

(a) Unless you have an acceptable reason not to have the insurance as specified in §745.251 of this division (relating to What are acceptable reasons not to have liability insurance?), a licensed operation, registered child-care home, or listed family home must:

(1) Have liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 for each occurrence of negligence that covers injury to a child while the child is on your premises or in your care; and

(2) Provide proof of coverage to Licensing each year by the anniversary date of the issuance of your permit.

(b) A listed family home that only provides care to related children under Chapter 313 of the Texas Labor Code (relating to Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care) does not have to meet these liability insurance requirements.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.249 adopted to be effective March 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 965; amended to be effective September 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 7999; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437