78R7241 YDB-F

By:  Raymond                                                      H.B. No. 2266



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the placement of electronic monitoring devices in the 
rooms of certain residents in assisted living facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 247.0295 to read as follows:
	Sec. 247.0295.  ELECTRONIC MONITORING FOR PERSONS WITH 
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  (a)  An assisted living facility that serves a 
resident who has Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder shall 
provide a family member of the resident the opportunity to place an 
electronic monitoring device in the resident's room, subject to 
rules adopted by the board.  In developing the rules, the board may 
consider Subchapter R, Chapter 242.
	(b)  A family member who places an electronic monitoring 
device in the room of a resident is responsible for the cost of the 
device.
	SECTION 2.  The Texas Board of Human Services shall adopt the 
rules required by Section 247.0295, Health and Safety Code, as 
added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2004.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.