# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.307: 26 TAC § 554.307. Resident Call System, DIVISION 2. FACILITIES LICENSED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2003

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.307
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 554.307. Resident Call System, DIVISION 2. FACILITIES LICENSED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 554 NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION / 26 TAC § 554.307

## Text

(a) The nurse's station must be equipped to receive
 resident calls through a communication system from:
(1) resident rooms; and
(2) toilet and bathing facilities.
(b) The call cord does not have to be accessible in
 all parts of the room, but must be accessible to the resident. The
 system must be connected to on and off switches operable at each bed,
 toilet unit, and bathing unit.
(c) Each call entered into the system must activate
 a corridor dome light above the bedroom, bathroom, or toilet corridor
 door that opens onto a corridor.
(d) A visual signal at the nurses station must indicate
 the room from which the call was placed with an audible signal of
 sufficient amplitude to be clearly heard by nursing staff. The amplitude
 or pitch of the audible signal must not be irritating to residents
 or visitors.
(e) The system must be designed so calls entered into
 the system may be canceled only at the calling station. Intercom-type
 systems which meet this requirement are acceptable.

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