Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Division 4 - PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT SERVICES
Section 558.297 - Receipt of Physician Orders
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy describing protocols and procedures agency staff must follow when receiving physician orders.
(1) The policy must address the time frame for countersignature of physician verbal orders.
(2) Signed physician orders may be submitted via fax machine. The agency is not required to have the original signatures on file. However, the agency must be able to obtain original signatures if an issue surfaces that would require verification of an original signature. The policy must include protocols to follow when accepting physician orders via fax. If physician orders are accepted via fax, the policy must:
