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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain reporting duties of the attorney general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.050(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall adopt procedures to monitor the status |
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of unlicensed assisted living facilities. As part of these |
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procedures, the department shall[:
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[(1)] maintain a registry of all reported unlicensed |
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assisted living facilities for the purpose of periodic follow-up by |
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the field staff in each region[; and
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[(2)
prepare a quarterly report that shows the number
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of:
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[(A)
complaints relating to unlicensed assisted
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living facilities that are received;
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[(B) complaints that are investigated;
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[(C) unsubstantiated complaints;
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[(D) substantiated complaints; and
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[(E) cases referred to the attorney general]. |
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SECTION 2. The following sections of the Health and Safety |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 242.005; and |
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(2) Sections 247.050(b) and (c). |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |