Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 139 - ABORTION FACILITY REPORTING AND LICENSING
Subchapter D - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSED ABORTION FACILITIES
Section 139.47 - Licensed Abortion Facility Administration
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 139.47
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The administrator shall be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies of the facility.
(b) The administrator shall:
(1) employ a qualified staff adequate
in number to:
(A) provide the medical and
clinical services;
(B) provide the
nonclinical services; and
(C)
maintain the abortion facility;
(2) ensure that employment of personnel is
without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or
disability;
(3) ensure that all
medical and clinical personnel hold current Texas licenses to practice their
respective disciplines/professions, if applicable;
(4) develop and make available to all staff
and the department, a policy and procedure manual including protocols and
description of the roles and responsibilities of all personnel;
(5) ensure that assignment of duties and
functions to each employee are commensurate with his/her licensure,
certification, and experience and competence;
(6) ensure that staff receive training,
education, and orientation to their specific job description, facility
personnel policies, philosophy, and emergency procedures in accordance with
this section;
(7) schedule employee
evaluations;
(8) maintain employee
and patient records;
(9) ensure the
accuracy of public education information materials and activities in relation
to abortion, birth control, and sexually-transmitted diseases. The department
shall be the primary resource for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) education,
prevention, risk reduction materials, policies, and information. Educational
materials may be obtained by writing or calling the Department of State Health
Services Warehouse, Literature and Forms, 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas
78756, (512) 458-7761;
(10)
implement an effective budgeting, accounting, and auditing system for receipt
of state or federal funds;
(11)
ensure that all advertisements for the facility include the unique identifying
license number assigned by the department in accordance with §
139.7
of this title (relating to Unique Identifying Number; Disclosure in
Advertisement);
(12) ensure that a
woman on whom the abortion is to be performed, at the time of initial on-site
consultation, receives the information required to be disclosed under §
139.50 of
this title (relating to Disclosure Requirements); and
(13) ensure that the reporting requirements
of §
139.4
of this title (relating to Annual Reporting Requirements for All Abortions
Performed) are performed.
(c) A licensed abortion facility shall report violations of practice acts and conditions of license for its licensed health care professional(s) to the appropriate licensing board. If the patient is unsatisfied with the facility's findings, the facility shall provide the complainant with the name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate licensing board. The facility shall document the review and action taken by the facility.
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