Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Licensing of End Stage Renal Disease Facilities
Section 251.014. Minimum Standards

Sec. 251.014. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The rules adopted under Section 251.003 must contain minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an end stage renal disease facility, including standards for:
(1) the qualifications and supervision of the professional staff, including physicians, and other personnel;
(2) the equipment used by the facility is compatible with the health and safety of the patients;
(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the facility;
(4) quality assurance for patient care;
(5) the provision and coordination of treatment and services by the facility;
(6) clinical records maintained by the facility;
(7) design and space requirements for the facility for safe access by patients and personnel and for ensuring patient privacy;
(8) indicators of the quality of care provided by the facility; and
(9) water treatment and reuse by the facility.
(b) The standards described in Subsection (a)(7) of this section shall apply only:
(1) to a facility which initiates the provision of end stage renal disease services on or after September 1, 1996; or
(2) to the area of a facility affected by design and space modifications or renovations completed after September 1, 1996.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.