Relating to certain employee misconduct registries and to the imposition of a disciplinary action on a licensed nursing facility administrator; providing a penalty.
Impact
This legislation aims to strengthen oversight of nursing facility administrators, ensuring that they adhere to the health and safety standards necessary for the welfare of residents. By defining specific misconduct grounds—including negligence, incompetence, and substance abuse—the bill seeks to enhance the accountability of licensed administrators. Moreover, the implementation of a broad sanctions schedule is designed to standardize disciplinary actions across cases, thus improving the quality of care provided in nursing facilities.
Summary
SB806 proposes amendments to the Health and Safety Code relating to the disciplinary actions that can be imposed on licensed nursing facility administrators. The bill expands the list of grounds upon which the Department of Aging and Disability Services may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a nursing facility administrator's license. Additionally, it introduces measures for assessing administrative penalties, issuing written reprimands, and mandating participation in continuing education for violators.
Contention
Notable points of contention surrounding SB806 include the potential implications for existing administrators who may find themselves subject to increased scrutiny and more stringent regulations. Some stakeholders argue that the enhanced penalties may deter quality professionals from entering or remaining in the system, potentially worsening staffing challenges within facilities. Conversely, advocates assert that it is crucial to maintain strict standards in light of past incidents involving neglect in nursing homes, emphasizing the need for robust accountability mechanisms.
Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to the regulation of certain health professionals and health facilities; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the regulation of money services businesses; creating a criminal offense; creating administrative penalties; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
Relating to parental rights in public education, to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency, and to the reporting of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting the misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting the misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to certain misconduct committed by an employee or security personnel of a public school or certain other educational entities, including the criminal offense of improper relationship with a student.