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 139.54 - Health Care Services
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 139.54
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Definition. For the purposes of this section, the term "health care professional" includes:
(1) a physician;
(2) an advanced practice registered
nurse;
(3) a physician
assistant;
(4) a registered
nurse;
(5) a licensed vocational
nurse; or
(6) a licensed mental
health practitioner.
(b) Licensed health care professionals.
(1) A
licensed abortion facility shall ensure that its licensed health care
professionals practice within the scope of their practice and within the
constraints of applicable state laws and regulations governing their practice
and follow the facility's written policies and procedures.
(2) A licensed abortion facility may allow
physicians to train nonlicensed personnel, age 18 years or above, to extract
blood for laboratory testing and to administer intravenous fluids.
(c) Student health care professionals. If the facility has a contract or agreement with an accredited school of health care to use their facility for a portion of the students' clinical experience, those students may provide care under the following conditions.
(1) Students may be used in
facilities, provided the instructor gives class supervision and assumes
responsibility for all student activities occurring within the facility. If the
student is licensed, such as a licensed vocational nurse attending a registered
nurse program for licensure as a registered nurse, the facility shall ensure
that the administration of any medication(s) is within the student's licensed
scope of practice.
(2) All
instruction shall be provided by the school's instructor or his or her
designee.
(3) A student may
administer medications only if:
(A) on
assignment as a student of their school of health care; and
(B) the instructor is on the premises and
directly supervises the administration of medication by an unlicensed student,
and the administration of such medication is within the instructor's licensed
scope of practice.
(4)
Students shall not be used to fulfill the requirement for administration of
medications by licensed personnel.
(5) Students shall not be considered when
determining staffing needs required by the facility.
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