Texas Administrative Code

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
RULE §558.298	Delegation of Nursing Tasks by Registered Professional Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel and Tasks Not Requiring Delegation

(a) An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy to ensure compliance with the following rules adopted by the Texas Board of Nursing:

(1) 22 TAC Chapter 224 (relating to Delegation of Nursing Tasks by Registered Professional Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel for Clients with Acute Conditions or in Acute Care Environments); and

(2) 22 TAC Chapter 225 (relating to RN Delegation to Unlicensed Personnel and Tasks Not Requiring Delegation in Independent Living Environments for Clients with Stable and Predictable Conditions).

(b) Requirements for RN delegation for personal assistance service clients are located in §558.404 of this chapter (relating to Standards Specific to Agencies Licensed to Provide Personal Assistance Services).

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.298 adopted to be effective February 1, 2002, 26 TexReg 9159; amended to be effective June 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 4931; amended to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective May 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1136; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25,2021, 46 TexReg 2427