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House Bill 1971 |
House Author: Davis, John et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell |
House Bill 1971 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to develop and implement a pilot program to authorize the use of an accreditation survey from an accreditation commission that meets certain standards to fulfill the requirements for a life and safety code survey or inspection or another survey or inspection required by provisions of the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act relating to licensing, fees, and inspections. If DADS implements the pilot program, the department may implement it with the goal that, not later than August 31, 2014, at least one assisted living facility will have used an accreditation survey for the purposes of the pilot program.