Sec. 252.036. MINIMUM STANDARDS

The board may adopt, publish, and enforce minimum standards relating to:

(1) the construction or remodeling of a facility, including plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other housing conditions, to ensure the residents' health, safety, comfort, and protection from fire hazard;

(2) sanitary and related conditions in a facility and its surroundings, including water supply, sewage disposal, food handling, and general hygiene in order to ensure the residents' health, safety, and comfort;

(3) equipment essential to the residents' health and welfare;

(4) the reporting and investigation of injuries, incidents, and unusual accidents and the establishment of other policies and procedures necessary to ensure resident safety;

(5) behavior management, including use of seclusion and physical restraints;

(6) policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases in employees and residents;

(7) the use and administration of medication in conformity with applicable law and rules for pharmacy services;

(8) specialized nutrition support such as delivery of enteral feedings and parenteral nutrients;

(9) requirements for in-service education of each employee who has any contact with residents;

(10) the regulation of the number and qualification of all personnel, including management and professional support personnel, responsible for any part of the care given to residents; and

(11) the quality of life and the provision of active treatment to residents.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.