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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an alternative method of satisfying certain licensing |
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requirements for chemical dependency treatment facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 464.005, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The Department of State Health Services [commission] |
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may require an inspection before renewing a license, unless the |
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applicant submits an accreditation review from the Commission on |
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Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Joint Commission, |
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or another national accreditation organization recognized by the |
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department in accordance with Section 464.0055. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 464, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 464.0055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 464.0055. ACCREDITATION REVIEW TO SATISFY INSPECTION |
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Accreditation commission" means the Commission |
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on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Joint |
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Commission, or another national accreditation organization |
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recognized by the Department of State Health Services. |
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(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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(b) The department shall accept an accreditation review |
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from an accreditation commission for a treatment facility instead |
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of an inspection by the department for renewal of a license under |
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Section 464.005, but only if: |
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(1) the treatment facility is accredited by the |
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the |
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Joint Commission, or another national accreditation organization |
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recognized by the department; |
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(2) the accreditation commission maintains and |
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updates an inspection or review program that, for each treatment |
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facility, meets the department's applicable minimum standards; |
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(3) the accreditation commission conducts a regular |
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on-site inspection or review of the treatment facility according to |
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the accreditation commission's guidelines; and |
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(4) the treatment facility submits to the department a |
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copy of its most recent accreditation review from the accreditation |
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commission in addition to the application, fee, and any report or |
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other document required for renewal of a license. |
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(c) This section does not limit the department in performing |
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any duties, investigations, or inspections authorized by this |
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chapter, including authority to take appropriate action relating to |
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a treatment facility, such as closing the treatment facility. |
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(d) This section does not require a treatment facility to |
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obtain accreditation from an accreditation commission. |
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SECTION 3. Section 464.005, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, and Section 464.0055, Health and Safety Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply only to the renewal of a license to |
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operate a chemical dependency treatment facility that expires on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A license that expires before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the license |
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expires, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |