Regarding the patient’s History and Physical being completed within 30 days prior to or no more than 24 hours after inpatient admission. You may review the proposed updates to the Texas Licensing rules.

The deadline for making any comments to the proposed rules is February 13th. Comment letters go to: Nance Stearman, Health Care Quality Section, Division for Regulatory Services, Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Mail Code CEN, Austin, Texas 78756, (512) 834-6752 or by email to nance.stearman@dshs.state.tx.us.