(a) This section does not apply to host home/companion care, unless otherwise specified.     
      (b) A program provider's visitation policies and procedures may change during a public health emergency or disaster. A program provider's visitation policies and procedures may not be more restrictive than directives issued by HHSC, DSHS, executive orders, or local orders.     
      (c) A program provider must permit a religious counselor to visit an individual at the request of the individual.     
      (d) A program provider may prohibit in-person visitation with a religious counselor during a public health emergency if a federal law or federal agency requires the residence to prohibit in-person visitation during that period.     
      (e) A program provider must permit end-of-life visits and immediately communicate any changes in an individual's condition that would qualify the individual for end-of-life visits to the individual's representative.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §570.711 adopted to be effective June 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 3143