# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.533: 26 TAC § 748.533. Can a child-care administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care operations?, DIVISION 2. CHILD-CARE ADMINISTRATOR > Texas · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T26_P1_C748_S748_533 ## Section - **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.533 - **Heading:** 26 TAC § 748.533. Can a child-care administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care operations?, DIVISION 2. CHILD-CARE ADMINISTRATOR - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 748 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS / 26 TAC § 748.533 ## Text (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a child-care administrator can be an administrator for two residential child-care operations, including a child-placing agency, if: (1) Both operations are in good standing with Licensing; (2) The size and scope of the operations are manageable by one person, which is clarified in the written professional staffing plans; (3) The child-placing agency, if applicable, is not managing more than 25 foster homes; (4) The person also holds a valid full Child-Placing Agency Administrator License, if the second operation is a child-placing agency; and (5) The general residential operations are contiguous. A child-placing agency does not have to be contiguous. (b) An operation that provides emergency care services must designate an employee in the staffing plan that is solely responsible for administering those services. This employee must have the experience and background to be able to perform the child-care administrator responsibilities. See §748.535 of this title (relating to What responsibilities must the child-care administrator have?). A designated employee, other than the child-care administrator for the operation, is not required if the emergency care services program has a capacity of not more than 30 children. (c) A child-care administrator with a provisional child-care administrator's license may only serve as a licensed administrator at one residential child-care operation. ## Nearby sections - [26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.503 26 TAC § 748.503. Does education received outside of the United States count toward educational qualifications?, DIVISION 1. 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