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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 and |
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the Department of Aging and Disability Service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 242.005, Health |
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and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department [and the attorney general each] shall |
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prepare annually a full report of the operation and administration |
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of the department's [their respective] responsibilities under this |
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chapter, including recommendations and suggestions considered |
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advisable. |
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(c) The department [and the attorney general] shall submit |
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the required report [reports] to the governor and the legislature |
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not later than January 31 [October 1] of each year. |
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SECTION 2. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 247.050, Health |
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and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission [board] shall adopt procedures to monitor the |
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status 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 an annual [a quarterly] report that shows |
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the number 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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(c) The department [and the attorney general] shall file a |
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copy of the annual report [quarterly reports] required by this |
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section with the substantive committees of each house of the |
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legislature with jurisdiction over regulation of assisted living |
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facilities. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (c), Section 61.0815, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The [attorney general and the] president of each |
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institution of higher education shall collect all necessary data |
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for inclusion in the report required by this section. |
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SECTION 4. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2107.005, Government Code; |
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(2) Subsection (b), Section 247.050, Health and Safety |
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Code; and |
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(3) Section 240.903, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |
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