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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to on-site surveys of home and community support services |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.009(j), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(j) Except as provided by Subsections (h) and (l), the |
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department shall conduct an initial on-site survey not later than |
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the first anniversary of the date the department issues an initial |
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license [must be conducted within 18 months after a survey for an
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initial license]. After the initial survey [that time], the |
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department shall conduct an on-site survey [must be conducted] at |
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least every 36 months. |
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SECTION 2. Section 142.009(j), Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies to an initial survey required to be |
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conducted by the Department of Aging and Disability Services on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A survey required to be |
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conducted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect at the time the survey is conducted, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |