Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
Division 2 - FACILITIES LICENSED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Section 554.320 - Lighting and Illumination

Current recommendations of the Illumination Engineering Society of North America must be followed to achieve proper illumination characteristics and lighting levels throughout the facility. Minimum illumination must be ten foot candles in resident rooms and 20 foot candles in corridors, nurses stations, dining rooms, lobbies, toilets, bathing facilities, laundries, stairways, and elevators. Illumination requirements for these areas apply to lighting throughout the space and should be measured at approximately 30 inches above the floor anywhere in the room. Minimum illumination for overbed reading lamps, medication preparation or storage areas, kitchens, and nurse's station desks must be 50 foot candles. Illumination requirements for these areas apply to the task performed and should be measured on the task.