Sec. 551.006. FACILITY STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe standards for department facilities relating to building safety and the number and quality of staff. The staff standards must provide that adequate staff exist to ensure a continuous plan of adequate medical, psychiatric, nursing, and social work services for patients and clients of a department facility.
(b) Each department shall approve facilities of that department that meet applicable standards and, when requested, shall certify the approval to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1337, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Chapter 551 - General Provisions
Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties Relating to State Facilities
Section 551.002. Prohibition of Interest
Section 551.003. Deposit of Patient or Client Funds
Section 551.005. Disbursement of Patient or Client Funds
Section 551.006. Facility Standards
Section 551.007. Building and Improvement Program
Section 551.008. Regional Laundry Centers
Section 551.009. Hill Country Local Mental Health Authority Crisis Stabilization Unit