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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 251.033

PROVISION OF HOME DIALYSIS CARE IN NURSING FACILITIES

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 1692), Sec. 1, eff

(a) A dialysis technician may provide home dialysis care in a nursing facility, including hemodialysis, only if:

(1) the care is provided under the personal supervision of a registered nurse who is:

(A) in compliance with all commission rules under 26 T.A.C. Section 558.405 regarding training and competency for registered nurses to provide care at end stage renal disease facilities; and

(B) employed by the same entity that employs the dialysis technician; and

(2) the dialysis technician has complied with all commission rules regarding training and competency for dialysis technicians.

(b) For purposes of this section, "personal supervision" means supervision of a dialysis technician by a registered nurse who is physically present in the room during the administration of dialysis services by the dialysis technician.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.