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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required posting of information regarding the office of |
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the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care |
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facilities' Internet websites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 260C to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 260C. POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN |
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INFORMATION BY CERTAIN FACILITIES |
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Sec. 260C.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "long-term |
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care facility" means: |
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(1) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242; |
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(2) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter |
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247; or |
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(3) any other facility under the jurisdiction of the |
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state long-term care ombudsman established under Subchapter F, |
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Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code. |
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Sec. 260C.002. POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE |
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OMBUDSMAN INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE. A long-term care |
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facility shall post on the facility's Internet website information |
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about the office of the state long-term care ombudsman established |
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under Subchapter F, Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code, including |
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information regarding the office's: |
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(1) role as an advocate for residents of long-term |
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care facilities; and |
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(2) contact information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |