79R10924 UM-D


By:  Herrero                                                      H.B. No. 1756

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1756:                                   

By:  Gonzalez Toureilles                                      C.S.H.B. No. 1756



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring posting of certain information regarding 
nursing homes and related institutions on the Department of Aging 
and Disability Services website.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 242.042, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  The department shall post detailed compliance 
information regarding each institution licensed by the department, 
including the information an institution is required to make 
accessible by Subsection (c), on the department's website.  The 
department shall update the website once a month to provide the most 
current compliance information regarding each institution.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.