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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosures by nursing homes and assisted living |
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facilities regarding certification or classification to provide |
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specialized care, treatment, or personal care services to residents |
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with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; adding requirements |
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for an occupational license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 242.202(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The disclosure statement must contain the following |
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categories of information: |
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(1) the institution's philosophy of care; |
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(2) whether the institution is certified under Section |
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242.040 for the provision of specialized care and treatment of |
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residents with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; |
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(3) the preadmission, admission, and discharge |
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process; |
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(4) [(3)] resident assessment, care planning, and |
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implementation of the care plan; |
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(5) [(4)] staffing patterns, such as |
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resident-to-staff ratios, and staff training; |
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(6) [(5)] the physical environment of the |
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institution; |
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(7) [(6)] resident activities; |
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(8) [(7)] program costs; |
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(9) [(8)] systems for evaluation of the institution's |
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programs for residents; |
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(10) [(9)] family involvement in resident care; and |
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(11) [(10)] the toll-free telephone number maintained |
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by the department for acceptance of complaints against the |
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institution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 247.026, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The board shall require each assisted living facility |
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to include in the facility's consumer disclosure whether the |
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facility holds a license classified under Section 247.029 for the |
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provision of personal care services to residents with Alzheimer's |
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disease or related disorders. |
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SECTION 3. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission, as soon as practicable after the |
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effective date of this Act, shall adopt any necessary rules |
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prescribing the form of the disclosures under Sections 242.202 and |
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247.026, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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disclosures provided on or after January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |