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 139.48 - Physical and Environmental Requirements
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 139.48
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The physical and environmental requirements for a licensed abortion facility are as follows.
(1) A facility shall:
(A) have a safe and
sanitary environment, properly constructed, equipped, and maintained to protect
the health and safety of patients and staff at all times;
(B) equip each procedure room so that
procedures can be performed in a manner that assures the physical safety of all
individuals in the area;
(C) have a
separate recovery room if moderate sedation/analgesia, deep sedation/analgesia,
or general anesthesia are administered at the facility;
(D) have a written protocol for emergency
evacuation for fire and other disasters tailored to the facility's geographic
location. Each staff member employed by or under contract with the facility
shall be able to demonstrate their role or responsibility to implement the
facility's emergency evacuation protocol required by this
subparagraph;
(E) store hazardous
cleaning solutions and compounds in a secure manner and label
substances;
(F) have the capacity
to provide patients with liquids. The facility may provide commercially
packaged food to patients in individual servings. If other food is provided by
the facility, it shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 228 of this
title (relating to Retail Food);
(G) provide clean hand washing facilities for
patients and staff including running water, and soap;
(H) have two functioning sinks and a
functioning toilet; and
(I) have
equipment available to sterilize instruments, equipment, and supplies in
accordance with §
139.49(d)
of this title (relating to Infection Control Standards) before use in the
facility.
(2) The equipment for vacuum aspiration shall be electrically safe and designed to prevent reverse pump action in facilities that provide vacuum aspiration.
(3) Projects involving alterations of and additions to existing buildings shall be programmed and phased so that on-site construction shall minimize disruptions of existing functions. Access, exit ways, and fire protection shall be maintained so that the safety of the occupants shall not be jeopardized during construction.
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