26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.503

Current through Reg. 49, No. 45; November 8, 2024
Section 550.503 - Nursing Services
(a) A center must ensure nursing services are provided based on the needs of a minor, in accordance with a minor's plan of care and as ordered by a minor's prescribing physician.
(b) A center's nursing director or designee must participate in pre-admission planning along with other appropriate nursing staff.
(c) The center's nursing director is responsible for:
(1) ensuring the implementation of the nursing care plan;
(2) monitoring and documenting the care and treatment according to a minor's plan of care;
(3) ensuring that nurses providing services at the center participate in interdisciplinary team meetings regarding a minor's progress towards goals;
(4) ensuring the maintenance of a minor's medical record in accordance with the center's policies and procedures; and
(5) ensuring a minor's parent is instructed on how to provide the necessary care and treatment in the home.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.503

The provisions of this §550.503 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019