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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER JCHILD CARE
DIVISION 7NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
RULE §748.1709What are the requirements for using a nasogastric tube to feed a child?
(a) Only the following may insert a nasogastric tube:

  (1) A physician; or

  (2) A registered nurse according to a physician's written orders.

(b) You must document each insertion in the child's record. The documentation for each insertion must include the:

  (1) Signature of the nurse who inserted the tube; and

  (2) Date of the insertion.

(c) You must follow the physician's written orders concerning the tube.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1709 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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