(a) A resident shall be provided the opportunity for at least one five-minute phone call every seven calendar days. The facility shall maintain documentation detailing phone call opportunities provided to residents.
(b) A resident's right to telephone usage listed in subsection (a) of this section shall not be restricted as a disciplinary sanction.
(c) Any restrictions placed on a resident's telephone usage shall be documented and the documentation shall be maintained in the resident's record.
(d) The facility shall have written policies and procedures regarding the rules for reasonable and fair telephone access by residents.
(e) The parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the resident shall be notified of the facility's policy regarding telephone usage.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.358 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243