Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 137 - BIRTHING CENTERS
Subchapter D - OPERATIONAL AND CLINICAL STANDARDS FOR THE PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES
Section 137.50 - Discharge Procedures

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 137.50

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The mother and newborn shall be discharged from the center when both are clinically stable and have met discharge criteria established by the center.

(b) The mother and newborn shall not be discharged prior to two hours from the time of placenta.

(c) If the mother or newborn remain at the center for medical reasons for more than 24 hours after birth, a report shall be filed with the Manager, Department of State Health Services, Health Facility Compliance Group, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. The report shall be filed within 48 hours after the birth describing the circumstances and reasons for the extended stay.

(d) A center must provide the mother with written discharge instructions. The discharge instructions must include written guidelines detailing how the mother may obtain emergency assistance for herself and newborn.

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