Section 554.1936 - Guardianship Orders for a Nursing Facility Resident(a) A facility must request a copy of any current court order appointing a guardian and letters of guardianship for a resident or a resident's estate from the resident's nearest relative or the person responsible for the resident's support.(b) A facility must request the court order and letters of guardianship: (1) when a facility admits an individual; and(2) when the facility becomes aware a guardian is appointed after the facility admits a resident.(c) A facility must request an updated copy of the court order and letters of guardianship at each annual assessment and retain documentation of any change.(d) A facility must make at least one follow-up request within 30 days after the facility makes a request in accordance with subsection (b) or (c) of this section if the facility has not received: (1) a copy of the court order and letters of guardianship; or(2) a response that there is no court order and letters of guardianship.(e) A facility must keep in the resident's clinical record:(1) documentation of the results of the request for the court order and letters of guardianship; and(2) a copy of the most recent court order appointing a guardian of a resident or a resident's estate and letters of guardianship that the facility received.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.1936
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 29, July 15, 2016, TexReg 5211, eff. 7/21/2016; 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