Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 551 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS
Subchapter J - RESPITE CARE
Section 551.283 - Plan of Care
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 551.283
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The facility and the person arranging the care must agree on the plan of care and the plan must be filed at the facility before the facility admits the person for the care.
(b) The plan of care must be signed by:
(1) a licensed physician if the
person for whom the care is arranged need medical care or treatment;
or
(2) the person arranging for the
respite care if medical care or treatment is not needed.
(c) The facility may keep an agreed plan of care for a person for not longer than six months from the date on which it is received. After each admission, the facility must review and update the plan of care. During that period, the facility may admit the person as frequently as is needed and as accommodations are available.
(d) The clinical record of each respite care resident must contain:
(1) general identifying
information necessary to care for the resident and maintain his or her clinical
record;
(2) resident assessment
according to facility policy and care plan according to this section
;
(3) progress notes or flow sheets
which document care/services;
(4)
reports of diagnostic or lab studies done during resident stay;
(5) any physician's orders given during
resident stay; and
(6) discharge
and readmission information based on facility policy for respite care
services.
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