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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to services provided by a health care professional at an |
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assisted living facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Assisted living facility" means an establishment |
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that: |
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(A) furnishes, in one or more facilities, food |
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and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the |
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proprietor of the establishment; |
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(B) provides: |
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(i) personal care services; or |
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(ii) administration of medication by a |
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person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer |
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the medication; [and] |
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(C) may provide assistance with or supervision of |
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the administration of medication; and |
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(D) may provide skilled nursing services for a |
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limited duration or to facilitate the provision of hospice |
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services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 247.067(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a [A] health care |
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professional may be employed by an assisted living facility to |
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provide at the facility to the facility's residents services that |
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are authorized by this chapter and within the professional's scope |
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of practice [to a resident of an assisted living facility at the
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facility]. This subsection does not authorize a facility to |
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provide ongoing services comparable to the services available in an |
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institution licensed under Chapter 242. A health care professional |
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providing services under this subsection shall maintain medical |
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records of those services in accordance with the licensing, |
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certification, or other regulatory standards applicable to the |
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health care professional under law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |