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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 554NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
SUBCHAPTER ERESIDENT RIGHTS
RULE §554.414Telephone

(a) The resident has the right to have reasonable access to the use of a telephone, other than a pay phone, where calls can be made without being overheard, and which can also be used for making calls to summon help in case of emergency.

(b) The facility must permit residents to contract for private telephones at their own expense.


Source Note: The provisions of this §554.414 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2393; amended to be effective March 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 2025; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871

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