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Senate Bill 344 |
Senate Author: Carona et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Davis, John |
Senate Bill 344 amends the Health and Safety Code to require an additional exit conference to be conducted in person at the conclusion of an inspection, survey, or investigation of certain facilities in which additional violations are discovered. Facilities to which the provisions apply include home and community support facilities, convalescent and nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. The bill requires a plan of correction to be filed by an assisted living facility following the additional exit conference and requiring electronic copies of complaints and investigations of unlicensed assisted living facilities to be used to comply with certain other provisions of law. Senate Bill 344 also prescribes additional guidelines relating to a change of ownership of certain convalescent and nursing homes and related facilities. The bill provides for the issuance and terms of a temporary change of ownership license and the transition to a new license holder and authorizes the withholding of funds from a previous license holder until certain final reporting requirements are satisfied.