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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
SUBCHAPTER E - RESIDENT RIGHTS
SECTION/RULE §554.417 - Married Couples
Chapter Review Date 03/11/2024

A resident must be ensured privacy for visits with the resident's spouse. The resident has the right to share a room with the resident's spouse when married residents live in the same facility and both spouses consent to the arrangement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.417 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2393; amended to be effective March 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 2025; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871.

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