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 3 - NURSING AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
Section 550.406 - Student Nurses
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 550.406
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) If a center has an agreement with an accredited school of nursing to use the center for a portion of a student nurse's clinical experience, the student nurse may provide care under the following conditions:
(1) the
agreement ensures that criminal history checks are conducted for a student
nurse in accordance with § 550.418 of this division (relating to Criminal
History Checks, Nurse Aide Registry (NAR), and Employee Misconduct Registry
(EMR) Requirements) before a student nurse provides direct care;
(2) a student nurse is not counted in the
staffing ratio required in this chapter; and
(3) one of the following:
(A) an instructor from the school is onsite,
provides class supervision, and assumes responsibility for all student nursing
activities at the center; or
(B)
the center:
(i) assumes responsibility for
supervision of all student nurses and for all student nursing activities at the
center; and
(ii) meets the
requirements described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The center must adopt and enforce written policy and procedures describing whether the center will assume responsibility for supervision of all student nurses and for all student nursing activities at the center. If a center assumes responsibility for student nurse activity, the center must:
(1) determine the appropriate level of
student nurse interaction with a minor, based on the qualifications and
experience of the student nurse;
(2) assign an RN to supervise a student
nurse;
(3) limit RN supervision to
no more than three student nurses at one time; and
(4) based on the outcomes of paragraph (1) of
this subsection, determine if it is appropriate to exclude from the staffing
ratio the RN assigned to supervise the student nurse activities to ensure the
health and safety of minors.
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