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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to licensing requirements of 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 license to a newly constructed |
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facility if: |
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(1) the facility is in compliance with resident care |
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standards; |
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(2) all local approvals have been obtained; |
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(3) a complete license application is submitted within |
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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 controlling person of the license applicant |
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constructed another facility in this state that complies with the |
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department's life safety code standards. |
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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. |