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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maximum amount of an administrative penalty |
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assessed on certain long-term care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.065(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The penalty for a facility with fewer than 60 beds shall |
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be not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for each violation. The |
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penalty for a facility with 60 beds or more shall be not less than |
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$100 or more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation |
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occurs or continues is a separate violation for purposes of |
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imposing a penalty. The total amount of a penalty assessed under |
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this subsection for each day a violation occurs or continues may not |
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exceed: |
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(1) $5,000 for a facility with fewer than 60 beds; and |
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(2) $25,000 for a facility with 60 beds or more. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |