Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 262 - TEXAS HOME LIVING (TxHmL) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC)
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 262.8 - Comprehensive Nursing Assessment
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 262.8
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) An RN must complete a comprehensive nursing assessment of an individual in person:
(1) if the initial IPC includes a sufficient
number of RN nursing units for the program provider's RN to perform a
comprehensive nursing assessment as described in §
262.103(o)(1) of
this chapter (relating to Process for Enrollment of Applicants);
(2) if there is a significant change in an
individual's health or functional status:
(A)
that, based on a determination by the RN, will not normally resolve itself
without further intervention; and
(B) requires review or revision of the
IPC;
(3) at least
annually if a nursing service is on the individual's renewal IPC;
(4) before an unlicensed service provider
performs a delegated nursing task; and
(5) if the RN who completed the most recent
comprehensive nursing assessment of the individual is no longer providing a
nursing service to the individual, except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) The comprehensive nursing assessment required to be completed in accordance with subsection (a)(5) of this section does not have to be completed in person if:
(1) the comprehensive nursing assessment is
not the annual comprehensive nursing assessment; and
(2) an unlicensed service provider is not
performing a delegated nursing task or a health maintenance activity for the
individual.
(c) An RN must document a comprehensive nursing assessment required by subsection (a) of this section using the HHSC Comprehensive Nursing Assessment form or a form that contains all of the same elements as the HHSC Comprehensive Nursing Assessment form.
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