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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum staffing standards and policies for assisted |
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living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's |
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disease or related disorders and to the disclosure of those |
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standards and policies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 247.029, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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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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(1) maintain a minimum staffing ratio of: |
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(A) for the day shift, one nursing assistant per |
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seven residents; |
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(B) for the evening shift, one nursing assistant |
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per 9.5 residents; and |
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(C) for the overnight shift, one nursing |
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assistant per 17 residents; |
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(2) adopt staffing policies to ensure residents' |
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needs, as determined by each resident's resident-centered care |
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plan, are met through direct care by staff at the facility; and |
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(3) disclose the facility's 24-hour staffing patterns: |
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(A) to prospective residents and their families; |
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and |
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(B) on the facility's Internet website. |
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(b-1) At least once a month, an assisted living facility |
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shall post the facility's updated 24-hour staffing pattern |
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prominently and conspicuously in a public area of the facility that |
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is readily accessible to residents, employees, and visitors. |
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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, 2025. |