1-1 By: Moncrief S.B. No. 1100 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2001; March 7, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 23, 2001, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 23, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1100 By: Zaffirini 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to the establishment and operation of pilot centers for 1-10 the advancement of quality in long-term care. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 1-13 amended by adding Section 61.088 to read as follows: 1-14 Sec. 61.088. PILOT CENTERS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY IN 1-15 LONG-TERM CARE. (a) The governing board of the University of 1-16 North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the governing 1-17 board of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center each 1-18 shall establish at the respective health science center a pilot 1-19 center for the advancement of quality in long-term care for the 1-20 purpose of: 1-21 (1) identifying opportunities for research, education, 1-22 and outreach programs designed to improve the quality of care in 1-23 long-term care facilities; and 1-24 (2) implementing and evaluating those research, 1-25 education, and outreach programs. 1-26 (b) Each pilot center shall: 1-27 (1) identify existing consumer-centered clinical and 1-28 quality-of-life assessment protocols and develop new such 1-29 assessment protocols; 1-30 (2) evaluate the assessment protocols described by 1-31 Subdivision (1); 1-32 (3) identify existing consumer-centered clinical and 1-33 quality-of-life care protocols and develop new such care protocols; 1-34 (4) evaluate the care protocols described by 1-35 Subdivision (3); 1-36 (5) evaluate the role of reimbursement and financial 1-37 incentives in improving the quality of care in long-term care 1-38 facilities; 1-39 (6) serve as training sites for physicians, registered 1-40 nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, long-term 1-41 care facility administrators, therapists, social workers, and 1-42 long-term care facility surveyors and investigators; 1-43 (7) evaluate the role of telecommunications technology 1-44 in improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities in 1-45 remote or underserved areas; and 1-46 (8) develop best practices that can be taught and 1-47 appropriately replicated in long-term care facilities. 1-48 (c) Each pilot center shall establish a multidisciplinary 1-49 leadership team to coordinate the activities across the pilot 1-50 centers to: 1-51 (1) establish uniformity in information and best 1-52 practices; and 1-53 (2) disseminate in conjunction with appropriate state 1-54 agencies and long-term care professional organizations: 1-55 (A) the assessment and care protocols described 1-56 by Subsections (b)(1) and (3); and 1-57 (B) informational materials regarding the 1-58 professional, organizational, and managerial capacities necessary 1-59 to advance the quality of care in long-term care facilities. 1-60 SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2002, the governing 1-61 boards establishing pilot centers under Section 61.088, Education 1-62 Code, as added by this Act, shall provide to the legislature a 1-63 joint written report on the activities conducted by the pilot 1-64 centers under that section. 2-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-2 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-3 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-4 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-5 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 2-6 * * * * *