A center must adopt and enforce written policies and procedures
that specify the center's care practices. The written care policies
and procedures must address the following topics, as applicable:
(1) initial and updated comprehensive assessment;
(2) pre-admission, admission, placing a minor on hold,
transfer, and discharge;
(3) attendance requirements;
(4) active play of a minor;
(5) intravenous services;
(6) safety of center staff;
(7) safety of a minor;
(8) the prevention, detection, and reporting of abuse,
neglect, or exploitation;
(9) nursing procedures relating to the care of a minor;
(10) psychiatric nursing procedures;
(11) person-centered direction and guidance;
(12) restraints;
(13) parent teaching;
(14) care planning;
(15) palliative care and management of a terminal illness;
(16) performing waived laboratory testing;
(17) medication administration;
(18) emergency plans of care; and
(19) any other care policies relating to the services
provided on behalf of a center.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.801 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
