Sec. 251.014.  MINIMUM STANDARDS.  (a)  The rules adopted under Section 251.003 must contain minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an end stage renal disease facility, including standards for:
(1)  the qualifications and supervision of the professional staff, including physicians, and other personnel;
(2)  the equipment used by the facility is compatible with the health and safety of the patients;
(3)  the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the facility;
(4)  quality assurance for patient care;
(5)  the provision and coordination of treatment and services by the facility;
(6)  clinical records maintained by the facility;
(7)  design and space requirements for the facility for safe access by patients and personnel and for ensuring patient privacy;
(8)  indicators of the quality of care provided by the facility;  and
(9)  water treatment and reuse by the facility.
(b)  The standards described in Subsection (a)(7) of this section shall apply only:
(1)  to a facility which initiates the provision of end stage renal disease services on or after September 1, 1996;  or
(2)  to the area of a facility affected by design and space modifications or renovations completed after September 1, 1996.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.