| (48) Stabilize--With respect to an emergency medical
condition, to provide such medical treatment of the condition necessary
to assure, within reasonable medical probability, that no material
deterioration of the condition is likely to result from or occur during
the transfer of the individual from a facility, or that the woman
has delivered the child and the placenta.
(49) Transfer--The movement (including the discharge)
of an individual outside a facility at the direction of any person
employed by (or affiliated or associated, directly or indirectly,
with) the facility, but does not include such a movement of an individual
who has been declared dead, or leaves the facility without the permission
of any such person.
(50) Transportable unit--Any pre-manufactured structure
or trailer, equipped with a chassis on wheels, intended to provide
shared medical services to the community on an extended temporary
basis. These units are designed to be moved periodically, depending
on need.
(51) Universal precautions--Procedures for disinfection
and sterilization of reusable medical devices and the appropriate
use of infection control, including hand washing, the use of protective
barriers, and the use and disposal of needles and other sharp instruments
as those procedures are defined by the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) of the United States Public Health Service. This term includes
standard precautions as defined by CDC which are designed to reduce
the risk of transmission of blood borne and other pathogens in facilities.
(52) Violation--Failure to comply with the licensing
statute, a rule or standard, special license provision, or an order
issued by the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee,
adopted or enforced under the licensing statute. Each day a violation
continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing
a penalty.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §510.2 adopted to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 5154; amended to be effective May 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 4159; transferred effective June 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register May 17, 2019, 44 TexReg 2469 |
