(a) A person or governing body may not operate multiple operations under the same permit unless the operations are:
  (1) The same type of child care operations;
  (2) Contiguous or nearby one another; and
  (3) Operate as a single operation as evidenced by staffing, finance, and administrative supervision.
(b) A permit that we issued prior to September 1, 2005, that allows multiple residential child-care operations to operate under that permit remains valid regarding the addresses listed on the permit until it expires or is revoked or voluntarily relinquished.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.385 adopted to be effective March 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 965; amended to be effective September 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 7999; amended to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 9333; amended to be effective December 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 6082; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437