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AN ACT
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relating to an expedited on-site health inspection process for |
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assisted living facility license applicants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 247.0211, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 247.0211. EXPEDITED [LIFE SAFETY CODE] INSPECTION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 247.0211(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to |
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implement an expedited inspection process that allows an applicant |
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for an assisted living facility license or for a renewal of a |
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license to obtain: |
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(1) a life safety code and physical plant inspection |
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not later than the 15th day after the date the request is made; or |
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(2) an on-site health inspection not later than the |
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21st day after the date the request is made. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 823 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 823 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |