{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.153","heading":"DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES.","body":"An institution shall have a director of nursing services who shall be a registered nurse. The director of nursing services is responsible for:\n(1) coordinating each resident's comprehensive plan of care; and\n(2) ensuring that only personnel with an appropriate license or permit administer medication.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS","SUBCHAPTER F. MEDICAL, NURSING, AND DENTAL SERVICES OTHER THAN ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7aaf4c0f2241872d5205e36520b883bc30aa574976d49fa075fc0bb59650949c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}