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 4 - GENERAL SERVICES
Section 550.503 - Nursing Services
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 550.503
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A center must ensure nursing services are provided based on the needs of a minor, in accordance with a minor's plan of care and as ordered by a minor's prescribing physician.
(b) A center's nursing director or designee must participate in pre-admission planning along with other appropriate nursing staff.
(c) The center's nursing director is responsible for:
(1) ensuring the
implementation of the nursing care plan;
(2) monitoring and documenting the care and
treatment according to a minor's plan of care;
(3) ensuring that nurses providing services
at the center participate in interdisciplinary team meetings regarding a
minor's progress towards goals;
(4)
ensuring the maintenance of a minor's medical record in accordance with the
center's policies and procedures; and
(5) ensuring a minor's parent is instructed
on how to provide the necessary care and treatment in the home.
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