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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enforcement of licensing requirements of certain |
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assisted living facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.031, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 247.031. COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT. The |
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governing body of a county by resolution or a municipality by |
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ordinance may: |
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(1) prohibit a person who does not hold a license |
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issued under this chapter from establishing or operating an |
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assisted living facility within the county or municipality; and |
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(2) establish a procedure for emergency closure of a |
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facility in circumstances in which: |
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(A) the facility is established or operating in |
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violation of Section 247.021; and |
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(B) the continued operation of the facility |
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creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident |
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of the facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |