SECTION 746.5617. Must I carry specific equipment in vehicles used to transport children in my care?  


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  • (a) You must have the following in each vehicle you use to transport children:

    (1) A list of the children being transported;

    (2) Emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for each child being transported;

    (3) The child-care center's name, child-care center director or permit holder's name, and child-care center telephone number in the glove compartment or clearly visible inside the passenger compartment, or the child-care center's name and telephone number must be clearly visible on the outside of the vehicle;

    (4) Parent's names and telephone numbers and emergency telephone numbers for each child being transported;

    (5) A fire extinguisher approved by the local or state fire marshal, secured in the passenger compartment and accessible to the adult occupants; and

    (6) A first-aid kit as specified in §746.4003 of this title (relating to What items must each first-aid kit contain?).

    (b) The driver must have a current driver's license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.5617 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909