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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report on the quality of care provided to and quality |
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of life of assisted living facility residents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "commission" means the |
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Health and Human Services Commission. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study of not less than 30 |
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percent of assisted living facilities licensed under Chapter 247, |
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Health and Safety Code, to assess the quality of care provided to |
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and quality of life of facility residents. The commission shall |
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ensure that a broad range of facility types are included in the |
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study. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall: |
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(1) conduct on-site case reviews of the care provided |
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to residents of the assisted living facilities included in the |
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study; |
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(2) review the disclosure statements and policies, |
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including policies related to residents' rights, of the assisted |
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living facilities included in the study; and |
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(3) conduct interviews with: |
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(A) facility residents; |
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(B) as applicable, legally authorized |
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representatives of facility residents; |
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(C) facility personnel; and |
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(D) any ombudsman that investigates and reviews |
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the assisted living facilities included in the study. |
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(d) Not later than January 15, 2022, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, the legislature, and the |
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executive commissioner of the commission a written report based on |
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the study conducted under this section that, at a minimum, includes |
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an analysis of: |
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(1) resident demographics and the chronic health |
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conditions of facility residents; |
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(2) the provision to residents of person-centered |
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care; |
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(3) resident medication management and the delegation |
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of responsibility to registered nurses; |
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(4) resident care coordination and service planning; |
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(5) the daily living activities of facility residents; |
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and |
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(6) facility personnel. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |