{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.0431","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0431","heading":"ENFORCEMENT OF SCREENING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO VISION, HEARING, AND OTHER SPECIAL SENSES AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner, after consultation with the Department of State Health Services, shall adopt rules necessary to ensure that children receiving care at a day-care center or group day-care home licensed under this chapter are screened for vision, hearing, and any other special senses or communication disorders in compliance with rules adopted under Section 36.004, Health and Safety Code.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 712, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (S.B. 68), Sec. 19(2), eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.219, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 423 (H.B. 2789), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 42. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE CHILD-CARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES, HOMES, AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.42.htm#42.0431","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"1e544cf794e70b6342881ee184c501d20649a880353ba4632d3c1a4b79872c2c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.04305","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-42.0432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}