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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to criminal history record checks for certain employees of |
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facilities licensed by the Department of State Health Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 250.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Facility" means: |
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(A) a nursing home, custodial care home, or other |
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institution licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability |
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Services under Chapter 242; |
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(B) an assisted living facility licensed by the |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 247; |
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(C) a home and community support services agency |
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licensed under Chapter 142; |
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(D) an adult day care facility licensed by the |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 103, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(E) a facility for persons with mental |
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retardation licensed under Chapter 252; |
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(F) an adult foster care provider that contracts |
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with the Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
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(G) a facility that provides mental health |
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services and that is operated by or contracts with the Department of |
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State Health Services; |
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(H) a local mental health or mental retardation |
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authority designated under Section 533.035; |
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(I) a person exempt from licensing under Section |
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142.003(a)(19); [or] |
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(J) a special care facility licensed by the |
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Department of State Health Services under Chapter 248; |
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(K) a mental health service unit of a hospital |
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licensed under Chapter 241. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |