Section 554.911 - Rapid Response Teams(a) A rapid response team is comprised of one or more Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) quality-of-care monitors and visits a facility that: (1) is identified as high risk through the early warning system described in § 554.910 of this subchapter (relating to Quality Assurance Early Warning System); or (2) has committed three violations that constitute an immediate threat to health and safety relating to abuse or neglect of a resident as described in § 554.2107 of this chapter (relating to Revocation of a License by the HHSC Executive Commissioner). (b) A facility must cooperate with a rapid response team to improve the quality of care provided at the facility by: (1) providing immediate access to all the parts of the building; (2) providing immediate access to residents, staff, contractors and reasonable access to volunteers; (3) providing access to all documents maintained by or on behalf of the facility upon request from the rapid response team; (4) allowing the rapid response team to copy documents, photograph residents, and use any other available recording devices in accordance with § 554.2002(h) of this chapter (relating to Procedural Requirements--Licensure Inspections and Surveys); and (5) not interfering with the work of the rapid response team during a visit. (c) In determining whether a facility has demonstrated improvement in the quality of care, the rapid response team may consider factors such as implementation of the team's recommendation or guidance.(d) A rapid response team may visit a facility that requests assistance from HHSC. A visit under this subsection may not occur until at least 60 days after the date of an exit interview following an inspection.(e) A rapid response team may not be deployed for the purpose of helping a facility prepare for an inspection or survey.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.911
The provisions of this §19.911 adopted to be effective May 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3207; amended to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 4458; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 12, March 24, 2017, TexReg 1575, eff. 3/27/2017; Entire chapter transferred from Title 40, Pt. 1, Ch. 19 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 50, December 11, 2020, TexReg 8871, eff. 1/15/2021