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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 L - FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
SECTION/RULE §554.1116 - Therapeutic Diets
Chapter Review Date 03/11/2024

If a resident requires a therapeutic diet, the attending physician must prescribe the therapeutic diet, unless the physician delegates this task to a qualified dietitian, to the extent allowed by Texas law.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.1116 adopted 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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