Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
CHAPTER 448. STANDARD OF CARE |
SUBCHAPTER B. STANDARD OF CARE APPLICABLE TO ALL PROVIDERS |
SECTION 448.218. Standards of Conduct
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(a) The facility and all of its personnel shall protect clients' rights and provide competent services. (b) Any person associated with the facility that receives an allegation or has reason to suspect that a person associated with the facility has been, is, or will be engaged in illegal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct shall immediately inform the Commission's investigations division and the facility's chief executive officer or designee. If the allegation involves the chief executive officer, it shall be reported to the Commission and the facility's governing body. (c) The facility and its personnel shall comply with TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. ch. 164 (Vernon 2001 & Supp. 2003)(relating to Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices). (d) The facility shall have written policies on staff conduct that complies with this section. Source Note: The provisions of this §448.218 adopted to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 2020; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842