Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 559 - DAY ACTIVITY AND HEALTH SERVICES REQUIREMENTS
Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE
Section 559.61 - Staffing Ratio and Hours
Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024
A facility must ensure that:
(1) the ratio of direct service staff to clients is at least one to eight, which must be maintained during provision of all services except during facility-provided transportation;
(2) at least one RN or LVN is working at the facility for at least eight hours per day and sufficient nurses are at the facility to meet the nursing needs of the clients at all times;
(3) the facility director routinely works at least 40 hours per week performing duties relating to provision of the DAHS program;
(4) the activities director routinely works at least 40 hours a week;
(5) clients whose needs cannot be met by the facility are not admitted or retained; and
(6) sufficient attendants are on duty at all times clients are present to meet the needs of the clients who are served by the facility.
