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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to licensing requirements for newly constructed assisted |
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living facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.021(g), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The department shall, upon submission of a written |
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request by the applicant, automatically issue a six-month |
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provisional license without conducting a life safety code |
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inspection before issuance of the provisional license to a newly |
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constructed facility if: |
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(1) the license applicant has submitted building plans |
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to the department for an early compliance review in accordance with |
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Section 247.0261 [facility is in compliance with resident care
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standards]; |
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(2) all local approvals, including a certificate of |
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occupancy where required, have been obtained; |
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(3) a complete license application form is submitted |
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within 30 days of receipt of all local approvals; |
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(4) the license fee has been paid; |
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(5) [before beginning construction, the license
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applicant submits working drawings and specifications to the
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department for review; and
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[(6)] the department determines that the license |
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applicant or a person who owns the license applicant and controls |
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the operations of the license applicant constructed another |
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facility in this state that complies with the department's life |
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safety code standards; and |
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(6) the facility is in compliance with resident care |
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standards based on an on-site health inspection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |