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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 MPHYSICIAN SERVICES
RULE §554.1202Physician Visits

The physician must:

  (1) review, revise, if necessary, and sign orders relating to the resident's total program of care, including medications and treatments, according to the visit schedule required by §19.1203(2) of this subchapter (relating to Frequency of Physician Visits);

  (2) write, sign, and date progress notes at each visit;

  (3) sign and date all orders, with the exception of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, which may be administered per physician's standing order after an assessment for contraindications;

  (4) write, sign, and date a physician's discharge summary within 20 working days of being notified by the facility of the discharge, except as specified in §19.1912(e) of this chapter (relating to Additional Clinical Record Service Requirements), if the resident has been temporarily discharged for 30 days or less, and readmitted to the same facility; and

  (5) provide documentation in the clinical record as specified in §19.1911 and §19.1912 of this chapter (relating to Contents of the Clinical Record and Additional Clinical Record Service Requirements).


Source Note: The provisions of this §554.1202 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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