By Wohlgemuth H.B. No. 689 76R2798 CMR-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the regulation of unlicensed personal care facilities. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 247, Health and Safety 1-5 Code, is amended by adding Section 247.047 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 247.047. MONITORING OF UNLICENSED FACILITIES; 1-7 REPORTING. (a) The board shall adopt procedures to monitor the 1-8 status of unlicensed personal care facilities. As part of these 1-9 procedures, the department shall: 1-10 (1) maintain a registry of all reported unlicensed 1-11 personal care facilities, for the purpose of periodic follow-up by 1-12 the field staff in each region; and 1-13 (2) prepare a quarterly report that shows the number 1-14 of: 1-15 (A) complaints relating to unlicensed personal 1-16 care facilities that are received; 1-17 (B) complaints that are investigated; 1-18 (C) unsubstantiated complaints; 1-19 (D) substantiated complaints; and 1-20 (E) cases referred to the attorney general. 1-21 (b) The attorney general shall prepare a quarterly report 1-22 that shows: 1-23 (1) the number of: 1-24 (A) unlicensed personal care facilities referred 2-1 to the attorney general; 2-2 (B) referrals pending; 2-3 (C) referrals investigated; 2-4 (D) facilities closed; and 2-5 (E) operators permanently enjoined from 2-6 operating an unlicensed personal care facility; and 2-7 (2) the amount of civil penalties collected from 2-8 operators of unlicensed personal care facilities. 2-9 (c) The department and the attorney general shall file a 2-10 copy of the quarterly reports required by this section with the 2-11 substantive committees of each house of the legislature with 2-12 jurisdiction over regulation of personal care facilities. 2-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-14 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.