Section 559.61 - Staffing Ratio and HoursA facility must ensure that:
(1) the ratio of direct service staff to clients is at least one to eight, which must be maintained during provision of all services except during facility-provided transportation;(2) at least one RN or LVN is working at the facility for at least eight hours per day and sufficient nurses are at the facility to meet the nursing needs of the clients at all times;(3) the facility director routinely works at least 40 hours per week performing duties relating to provision of the DAHS program;(4) the activities director routinely works at least 40 hours a week;(5) clients whose needs cannot be met by the facility are not admitted or retained; and(6) sufficient attendants are on duty at all times clients are present to meet the needs of the clients who are served by the facility.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 559.61
The provisions of this §98.61 adopted to be effective May 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 3100; amended to be effective November 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 10753; amended to be effective November 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 9414; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 6355; Transeferred from Title 40 Part 1 Chapter 98 Subchapters A-G by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 51, December 18, 2020, TexReg 9249, eff. 1/15/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 27, July 5, 2024, TexReg 4914, eff. 7/10/2024