By:  Brown of Brazos                                              H.B. No. 2429

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2429:                                   

By:  Christian                                                C.S.H.B. No. 2429



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to construction standards for certain assisted living 
facilities.  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 247.030(b), Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The board shall adopt minimum standards for an assisted 
living facility classified under this section, including standards 
imposing adequate requirements relating to medication supervision.  
The board shall modify accessibility and life safety code standards 
generally applicable to a facility licensed under this chapter as 
necessary for a facility classified under this section to reflect 
the level of services provided by the facility.  The modified 
standards must be specifically defined by the board and must 
provide for two-story buildings.  Two-story buildings must meet all 
life safety code requirements in regards to protecting vertical 
openings, as specified in the 1988 edition of the National Fire 
Protection Association (NFPA) 101, Section 21-2.3.1.  An existing 
building that is converted to a large Type B assisted living 
facility, as classified by the board, must conform to the edition  
of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 that is 
designated by the department.
	SECTION 2.  An assisted living facility is not required to 
comply with Section 247.030(b), Health and Safety Code, as amended 
by this Act, before September 1, 2004.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.