Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Section 550.310 - Nursing Director Responsibilities and Supervision Responsibilities
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The center's nursing director's responsibilities must include, but are not limited to:
(1) supervising all aspects of a minor's plan of care to ensure the minor's plan of care is implemented as ordered;
(2) supervising all activities of the center's professional nursing staff and direct care staff to ensure compliance with current standards of accepted nursing practice;
(3) ensuring compliance with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations in this chapter;
(4) supervising the daily clinical operations of the center;
(5) ensuring the documentation of the center's actual, daily, and total census in accordance with § 550.803 of this subchapter (relating to Census) and § 550.410 of this subchapter (relating to Nursing Services Staffing Ratio);
(6) ensuring the documentation of the center's staffing ratios in accordance with § 550.410 of this subchapter;
(7) supervising the implementation of staffing policies to ensure that only qualified staff are hired by the center, including verification of licensure and certification before employment and annually thereafter;
(8) ensuring the maintenance of records to support competency of the center's nursing and direct care staff;
(9) ensuring the implementation of the center's policies and procedures that establish and support quality care to a minor;
(10) providing orientation and in-service training to employees and providers of basic services to promote effective basic services and safety to a minor;
(11) performing timely annual performance evaluations for the center's nursing and direct care staff;
(12) ensuring participation in regularly scheduled continuing training for the center's nursing and direct care staff; and
(13) ensuring that the care at the center promotes effective services and the safety of a minor.
