# Texas — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For Texas, which rule this is is supervised on-the-job training an attendant must complete after orientation; type of staffing rule is training requirement; minimum staffing requirement is Attendants must complete 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation; staff training or continuing education requirement is 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation; regulatory citation is 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** supervised on-the-job training an attendant must complete after orientation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** training requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** Attendants must complete 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Staff training or continuing education requirement:** 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Attendants must complete 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/26-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-553-253

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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