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 M - PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Section 554.1202 - Physician Visits
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The physician must:
(1) review, revise, if necessary, and sign orders relating to the resident's total program of care, including medications and treatments, according to the visit schedule required by § 554.1203(2) of this subchapter (relating to Frequency of Physician Visits);
(2) write, sign, and date progress notes at each visit;
(3) sign and date all orders, with the exception of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, which may be administered per physician's standing order after an assessment for contraindications;
(4) write, sign, and date a physician's discharge summary within 20 working days of being notified by the facility of the discharge, except as specified in § 554.1912(e) of this chapter (relating to Additional Clinical Record Service Requirements), if the resident has been temporarily discharged for 30 days or less, and readmitted to the same facility; and
(5) provide documentation in the clinical record as specified in § 554.1911 and § 554.1912 of this chapter (relating to Contents of the Clinical Record and Additional Clinical Record Service Requirements).
