26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.292

Current through Reg. 49, No. 40; October 4, 2024
Section 558.292 - Agency and Client Agreement and Disclosure
(a) The agency must provide the client or the client's family with a written agreement for services. The agency must comply with the terms of the agreement. The agreement must include at a minimum the following:
(1) notification of client rights;
(2) documentation concerning notification to the client of the availability of medical power of attorney for health care, advance directive or "Do Not Resuscitate" orders in accordance with the applicable law;
(3) services to be provided;
(4) supervision by the agency of services provided;
(5) agency charges for services rendered if the charges will be paid in full or in part by the client or the client's family, or on request;
(6) a written statement containing procedures for filing a complaint in accordance with §558.282(d) of this division (relating to Client Conduct and Responsibility and Client Rights); and
(7) a client agreement to and acknowledgement of services by home health medication aides, if home health medication aides are used.
(b) The agency must obtain an acknowledgment of receipt from the client or his family of the items listed under subsection (a) of this section. This acknowledgment of receipt must be kept in the client's record.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.292

The provisions of this §558.292 adopted to be effective February 1, 2002, 26 TexReg 9159; amended to be effective May 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1136; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 97 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1893, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 15, April 9, 2021, TexReg 2431, eff. 4/25/2021