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 554.1203 - Frequency of Physician Visits
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
Physician visits must conform to the following schedule:
(1) Licensed-only facility. Each resident must have a medical examination at least annually by the resident's physician and as necessary to meet the needs of the resident. Physician orders must be reviewed and revised as necessary at least once every 60 days, unless the resident's physician specifies, in writing in the resident's clinical record, a different schedule for each review and revision.
(2) Medicaid-certified facilities and Medicare skilled nursing facilities.
(3) Medicare skilled nursing facilities. At the option of the physician, required visits in Medicare skilled nursing facilities after the initial visit may alternate between personal visits by the physician and visits by a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with § 554.1205 of this subchapter.