# 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 Type A facilities — night shift, and whether staff must be awake depends on facility size; type of staffing rule is census-banded minimum staff on duty; minimum staffing requirement is Type A facility: Night shift staff in a small facility must be immediately available. In a large facility, the staff must be immediately available and awake; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is In a large facility, the staff must be immediately available and awake; 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:** Type A facilities — night shift, and whether staff must be awake depends on facility size _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** census-banded minimum staff on duty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** Type A facility: Night shift staff in a small facility must be immediately available. In a large facility, the staff must be immediately available and awake. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Awake/awake-on-duty requirement:** In a large facility, the staff must be immediately available and awake. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (A) Type A facility: Night shift staff in a small facility must be immediately available. In a large facility, the staff must be immediately available and awake.

## 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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