Yes. When you are absent from the child-care home, you must designate a substitute caregiver to be in charge of the child-care home. Substitutes must:
  (1) Know they are in charge and for how long;
  (2) Know their responsibilities while in charge;
  (3) Have access to all essential information to communicate with parents and state and local authorities as needed; and
  (4) Have the authority to run the child-care home in compliance with minimum standards.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.203 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909