(a) After a child returns to an operation from an unauthorized absence, the caregiver, or other appropriate person, must conduct a debriefing with the child as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the child's return. The purpose of the debriefing is for the child and the caregiver, or other appropriate person, to discuss the following:
  (1) The circumstances that led to the child's unauthorized absence;
  (2) The trauma informed strategies the child can use to avoid future unauthorized absences and how the operation can support those strategies;
  (3) The child's condition; and
  (4) What occurred while the child was away from the operation, including where the child went, who was with the child, the child's activities, and any other information that may be relevant to the child's health and safety.
(b) The caregiver must allow the child to return to routine activities, excluding any activity that the caregiver determines would be inappropriate because of the child's condition following the unauthorized absence or something that occurred during the unauthorized absence.
(c) The debriefing must be documented in the child's record, including any routine activity that would be inappropriate for the child to return to and the explanation for why the activity is inappropriate.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.455 adopted to be effective June 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 3324