HHSC Adopts New Child Care Rules for Water Safety in Day Care Operations

HHSC is adopting the following new and amended rules regarding water safety in day care operations:

The rules are effective Sept. 26.

For more information, visit the HHSC Child Care Regulation webpage and review the Child Care Regulation Operation Action Letter 2024-03 (PDF).

Visit the Child Care Regulation Minimum Standards webpage to review:

  • Revision memos that summarize the rule changes.
  • Highlighted copies of the adopted rules that show the changes from previous rules.

Child Care Regulation is updating the Chapter 744, 746, and 747 minimum standards publications and will complete the updates by Sept. 26.

Visit the Texas Register to review a summary of comments HHSC received during the formal public comment period and HHSC’s response to the public comments, including whether HHSC made any changes to the rules.