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 554.1210 - Certification and Recertification Requirements in Medicaid-Certified Facilities
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 554.1210
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A recipient's physician must certify and recertify the recipient's need for nursing facility care in accordance with this section.
(b) A recipient's physician must certify the recipient's need for nursing facility care no later than 20 days after the recipient's admission to the facility.
(c) A recipient's physician must recertify the recipient's need for nursing facility care every 180 days that the recipient remains in the nursing facility after the first certification.
(d) A nursing facility must:
(1) ensure that each
certification and recertification statement states: "I hereby certify that this
resident requires/continues to require nursing facility care for 180 days";
and
(2) keep the physician's
certification and recertification statements in the recipient's clinical
record.
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