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 5 - ADMISSION CRITERIA, CONFERENCE, ASSESSMENT, INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN OF CARE, AND DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER
Section 550.604 - Admission Procedures

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 550.604

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A center's administrator, nursing director, or designee must conduct an interview with a minor's parent or an adult minor before or at a minor's admission to the center that addresses the following:

(1) the adult minor's and parent's rights and responsibilities;

(2) the center's policies and procedures;

(3) basic services;

(4) the center's dietary services;

(5) the center's transportation services;

(6) the center's operating hours and contact information;

(7) the center's infection prevention and control program;

(8) the center's emergency preparedness plan;

(9) the center's attendance policy;

(10) services the minor is receiving at the center, but not provided by the center;

(11) development of the minor's plan of care;

(12) the minor's emergency plan and needs; and

(13) the minor's transfer and discharge planning.

(b) A center must request and keep a copy of a minor's medical history and documentation of a physical examination performed by a minor's prescribing physician within 30 days before or after the date of the minor's admission to the center.

(c) A center must have a signed order from the minor's prescribing physician on the day of the minor's admission, as described in § 550.701 of this subchapter (relating to Physician Orders).

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