1. (a) A center must ensure transportation services are provided for a minor, as authorized by an adult minor or the minor's parent and the minor's prescribing physician:

   1. (1) from the minor's home to the center;
   2. (2) from the center to the minor's home; and
   3. (3) to and from the center for services coordinated by the center.
2. (b) A minor's parent is not required to accompany the minor when the center transports or provides for the transport of the minor.
3. (c) A center must ensure that vehicles are accessible for a minor with disabilities and equipped to meet the needs of a minor during transport.
4. (d) A minor's parent may decline a center's transportation services.
5. (e) A center must adopt and enforce written policies and procedures describing the staff and equipment that will accompany a minor during transportation. The staff must include a driver and a direct care staff member, or a nurse, if necessary, depending on the acuity of the minors and as determined in coordination with the prescribing physician.

6. (f) A center must ensure that:

   1. (1) a person transporting a minor on behalf of a center has a valid and appropriate Texas driver's license, a copy of which the center must keep on file;
   2. (2) a vehicle used to transport a minor has a current Texas safety inspection sticker and vehicle registration decal properly affixed to a vehicle;
   3. (3) the center maintains commercial insurance for the operation of a center's vehicles, including coverage for minors and staff in a center's vehicle in the event of accident or injury;

   4. (4) documentation of the insurance is maintained and includes:

      1. (A) the name of the insurance company;
      2. (B) the insurance policy number;
      3. (C) the period of coverage; and
      4. (D) an explanation of the coverage;
   5. (5) the center provides a driver and the center's staff riding in the vehicle with an up-to-date master transportation list that includes a minor's name, pick up and drop off locations, and authorized persons to whom a minor may be released;
   6. (6) the master transportation list is on file at the center;
   7. (7) the driver and the center's staff riding in the vehicle maintain a daily attendance record for each trip that includes the driver's name, the date, names of all passengers in the vehicle, the name of the person to whom a minor was released, and the time of release; and
   8. (8) the number of people in a vehicle used to transport minors does not exceed the manufacturer's recommended capacity for the vehicle.

Source Note:The provisions of this §550.1101 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; amended to be effective September 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 7512; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875; amended to be effective October 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 7929.