Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 552 - CERTIFICATION OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 552.9 - Survey Procedure and Practice

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 552.9

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

(a) The Texas Department of Human Services (department) shall follow all requirements for the survey and certification of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded as provided in Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 488.

(b) The department shall follow all instructions, guidelines, and interpretive memoranda issued by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) that apply to the survey and certification agency under the Title XVIII Medicare Program and the Title XVIII Medicaid Program. The department shall use the survey methods, procedures, and forms prescribed by HCFA.

(c) For a survey of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, the department shall:

(1) assign a qualified mental retardation professional as a survey team member;

(2) require each survey team to conduct a final interview with the provider to ensure that the survey team informs the provider of survey findings and that the survey team has requested the necessary information from the provider; and

(3) allow the provider to record any interview with the survey team and immediately provide the survey team with a copy of the recording.

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