By: Hegar, Hunter H.B. No. 3200
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain standards for assisted living facilities
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 247.026(d), Health & Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The board may prescribe different levels of minimum
standards for assisted living facilities according to the number of
residents, the type of residents, the level of personal care
provided, the nutritional needs of residents, and other
distinctions the board considers relevant. If the board does not
prescribe minimum standards for facilities serving non-geriatric
residents, it must develop procedures for consideration and
approval of alternate methods of compliance by such facilities with
the board's standards.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.