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 550.411 - Rehabilitative and Ancillary Professional Staff and Qualifications

(a) If the following staff will be providing services on behalf of a center or supervising services at a center, the staff must have one year of experience of pediatric care in a health care setting. The staff may be:

(b) A center must employ or contract with a qualified dietitian who has a valid license under the laws of the State of Texas to use the title of licensed dietitian or provisional licensed dietitian, or who is a registered dietitian with one year of supervisory experience in dietetic service.

(c) If a center has a qualified pharmacist on a full-time, part-time, or consultant basis, the pharmacist must have a valid license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 558.

(d) A rehabilitative professional providing services on behalf of a center or supervising services at a center must be supervised by a center's qualified licensed person who practices under the center's policies and procedures.

(e) A center must not include rehabilitative professionals in the staffing ratios.