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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum standards for staffing at assisted living |
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facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or |
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related disorders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.029(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt minimum |
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standards for an assisted living facility classified under this |
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section. The minimum standards must require the facility to |
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maintain an adequate ratio of direct care staff to residents based |
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on: |
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(1) scientific evidence; and |
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(2) consideration of the increased need for |
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supervision of residents with Alzheimer's disease or related |
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disorders. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt the minimum standards necessary to |
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implement the change in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |