By Moncrief S.B. No. 1100 77R7974 KEL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to nursing home pilot sites to provide research, training, 1-3 and education in health-related disciplines regarding the care of 1-4 residents of nursing homes. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 61.088 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 61.088. NURSING HOME PILOT SITES. (a) With the 1-9 agreement of the participating medical and dental units, the board 1-10 shall select two nursing home pilot sites in this state to be 1-11 affiliated with one or more medical and dental units to provide 1-12 research, training, and education regarding the appropriate level 1-13 of medical and health care in appropriate disciplines for residents 1-14 of nursing homes. 1-15 (b) The board shall coordinate with appropriate entities to 1-16 offer at each nursing home pilot site training programs for 1-17 physicians, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing 1-18 assistants, nursing home administrators, and nursing home 1-19 inspectors and students of institutions of higher education degree 1-20 programs in those disciplines. 1-21 (c) A training program must incorporate: 1-22 (1) training at the nursing home pilot site; 1-23 (2) continuing education courses offered at affiliated 1-24 medical and dental units; and 2-1 (3) instruction in methods for improving the level of 2-2 care provided to residents of nursing homes and for implementing 2-3 the level of care at other locations in this state. 2-4 (d) The appropriate level of care needed for residents of 2-5 nursing homes is to be established based on industry research and 2-6 on models of practice across all medical and health disciplines. 2-7 SECTION 2. On the agreement of appropriate medical and dental 2-8 units, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall select 2-9 two nursing home pilot sites under Section 61.088, Education Code, 2-10 as added by this Act, as soon as practicable. 2-11 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-12 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-13 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-14 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-15 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.