Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 570 - LONG-TERM CARE PROVIDER RULES DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OR DISASTER
Subchapter D - HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Division 2 - HOSPICE AGENCIES OPERATING AN INPATIENT FACILITY
Section 570.325 - Visitation
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit's visitation policies and procedures may change during a public health emergency or disaster. A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit's policies and procedures may not be more restrictive than directives issued by HHSC, DSHS, executive orders, or local orders.
(b) A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit must permit a religious counselor to visit a resident at the request of the resident.
(c) A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit may not prohibit a client from receiving in-person visitation with a religious counselor during a public health emergency on request from the client, client's legally authorized representative (LAR), or client's family member unless a federal law or a federal agency requires the facility to prohibit in-person visitation during a public health emergency.
(d) A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit must adopt policies and procedures for in-person visitation with a religious counselor during a public health emergency or disaster. These policies and procedures:
(e) A hospice agency operating a hospice inpatient unit must permit end-of-life visits and immediately communicate any changes in a resident's condition that would qualify the resident for end-of-life visits to the resident's representative or resident's legally authorized representative.
