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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 553LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER AINTRODUCTION
RULE §553.7Assisted Living Facility Services

(a) An assisted living facility must:

  (1) furnish, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment; and

  (2) provide:

    (A) personal care services; or

    (B) medication administration by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer the medication.

(b) An assisted living facility establishment may provide:

  (1) assistance with or supervision of medication administration;

  (2) health maintenance activities in accordance with §553.263 of this chapter (relating to Health Maintenance Activities); and

  (3) skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:

    (A) coordinate resident care with an outside home and community support services agency or other health care professional;

    (B) provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration, as described in this chapter;

    (C) assessment of residents to determine the care required; and

    (D) delivery, for a period not to exceed 30 days, of temporary skilled nursing services for a minor illness, injury, or emergency.


Source Note: The provisions of this §553.7 adopted to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5017

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