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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the services provided by  assisted living facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Assisted living facility" means an establishment |
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that: |
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(A) furnishes, in one or more facilities, food |
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and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the |
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proprietor of the establishment; |
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(B) provides: |
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(i) personal care services; or |
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(ii) administration of medication by a |
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person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer |
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the medication; |
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(C) may provide assistance with or supervision of |
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the administration of medication; [and] |
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(D) may provide skilled nursing services for the |
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following limited purposes: |
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(i) coordination of resident care with |
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outside home and community support services agencies and other |
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health care professionals; |
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(ii) provision or delegation of personal |
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care services and medication administration as described by this |
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subdivision; |
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(iii) assessment of residents to determine |
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the care required; and |
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(iv) for periods of time as established by |
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department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment |
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for a minor illness, injury, or emergency; and |
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(E) may provide health maintenance activities as |
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defined by rule by the Texas Board of Nursing. |
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SECTION 2. Section 247.025, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 247.025. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The executive |
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commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, |
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including requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, |
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suspension, and revocation of a license to operate an assisted |
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living facility. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules |
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distinguishing and providing guidelines on the scope of services |
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that an assisted living facility may provide under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act: |
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(1) the Texas Board of Nursing shall adopt the rules |
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necessary to implement Section 247.002(1), Health and Safety Code, |
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as amended by this Act; and |
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(2) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section |
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247.025, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |