Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 746. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER W. FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PRACTICES |
DIVISION 2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS |
SECTION 746.5207. Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?
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(a) Yes. Your emergency evacuation and relocation diagram must be on file at the child-care center and must show the following: (1) A floor plan of your child-care center; (2) Two exit paths from each room, unless a room opens directly to the outdoors at ground level; (3) The designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children meet to ensure everyone has exited the child-care center safely; and (4) The designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather. (b) You must post an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram in each room the children use. You must post the diagram near the entrance and/or exit of the room and where children and employees may easily view the diagram. Source Note: The provisions of this §746.5207 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6240; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909