| (A) A nurse call system consists of power units, annunciator
control units, corridor dome stations, emergency call stations, bedside
call stations, and activating devices. The units must be compatible
and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory for the system
and use intended.
(B) Each resident bedroom must be served by at least
one call station and each bed must be provided with a call switch.
Two call switches serving adjacent beds may be served by one calling
station. Each call entered into the system must activate a corridor
dome light above the bedroom, bathroom, or toilet corridor door, a
visual signal at the nurses' station which indicates the room from
which the call was placed, and a continuous or intermittent continuous
audible signal of sufficient amplitude to be clearly heard by nursing
staff. The amplitude or pitch of the audible signal must not be such
that it is irritating to residents or visitors. The system must be
designed so that calls entered into the system may be canceled only
at the call station. Intercom-type systems which meet this requirement
are acceptable.
(C) A nurse call system that provides two-way voice
communication must be equipped with an indicating light at each call
station which lights and remains lighted as long as the voice circuit
is operating.
(D) A nurse call emergency switch must be provided
for resident use at each resident's toilet, bath, and shower. These
switches must be usable by residents using the fixtures and by a collapsed
resident lying on the floor.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §554.341 adopted to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4408; amended to be effective May 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3235; amended to be effective March 22, 2018, 43 TexReg 1646; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871 |
