# 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 B facilities — night shift staff must be awake whatever the size of the facility; type of staffing rule is flat presence requirement; minimum staffing requirement is Type B facility: Night shift staff must be immediately available and awake, regardless of the number of licensed beds; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is Night shift staff must be immediately available and awake, regardless of the number of licensed beds; 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 B facilities — night shift staff must be awake whatever the size of the facility _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** flat presence requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** Type B facility: Night shift staff must be immediately available and awake, regardless of the number of licensed beds. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Awake/awake-on-duty requirement:** Night shift staff must be immediately available and awake, regardless of the number of licensed beds. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (B) Type B facility: Night shift staff must be immediately available and awake, regardless of the number of licensed beds.

## 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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