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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 11	TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING
CHAPTER 225	RN DELEGATION TO UNLICENSED PERSONNEL AND TASKS NOT REQUIRING DELEGATION IN INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS FOR CLIENTS WITH STABLE AND PREDICTABLE CONDITIONS
RULE §225.5	RN Accountability

(a) The RN is responsible for proper performance of the assessment required by §225.6 of this title (relating to RN Assessment of the Client) and for the RN's decisions made as a result of that assessment including determining that performance of a particular ADL or HMA for a particular client qualifies as not requiring delegation.

(b) The RN is not accountable for an unlicensed person's actual performance of ADLs or HMAs not requiring delegation.

(c) The RN's accountability to the BNE with respect to its taking disciplinary action against the RN's license is met when the RN can verify compliance with this chapter.

(d) This chapter does not change a RN's civil liability.

Source Note: The provisions of this §225.5 adopted to be effective February 19, 2003, 28 TexReg 1386

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