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 7 - CARE POLICIES, COORDINATION OF SERVICES, AND CENSUS
Section 550.801 - Care Policies
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
A center must adopt and enforce written policies and procedures that specify the center's care practices. The written care policies and procedures must address the following topics, as applicable:
(1) initial and updated comprehensive assessment;
(2) pre-admission, admission, placing a minor on hold, transfer, and discharge;
(3) attendance requirements;
(4) active play of a minor;
(5) intravenous services;
(6) safety of center staff;
(7) safety of a minor;
(8) the prevention, detection, and reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
(9) nursing procedures relating to the care of a minor;
(10) psychiatric nursing procedures;
(11) person-centered direction and guidance;
(12) restraints;
(13) parent teaching;
(14) care planning;
(15) palliative care and management of a terminal illness;
(16) performing waived laboratory testing;
(17) medication administration;
(18) emergency plans of care; and
(19) any other care policies relating to the services provided on behalf of a center.
