Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 255.004 — RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS
HS § 255.004Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 255. QUALITY ASSURANCE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES; RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Abuse" has the meaning assigned by Section 260A.001.
(2)"Immediate threat to health and safety" means a situation in which immediate corrective action is necessary because the facility's noncompliance with one or more requirements has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident.
(3)"Neglect" has the meaning assigned by Section 260A.001. (a-1) The department shall create rapid response teams composed of health care experts that can visit a long-term care facility that:
(1)is identified as high risk through the department's early warning system; or
(2)if the long-term care facility is a nursing institution, has committed three violations described by Section 242.061(a-1), within a 24-month period, that constitute an immediate threat to health and safety related to the abuse or neglect of a resident. (a-2) A long-term care facility shall cooperate with a rapid response team deployed under this section to improve the quality of care provided at the facility.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (S.B. 304), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2015.