By: J. Davis of Harris, et al. H.B. No. 1971
(Senate Sponsor - Deuell)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
and Human Services; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a pilot program conducted by the Department of Aging and
Disability Services to authorize certain accreditation surveys of
assisted living facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 247.033 to read as follows:
Sec. 247.033. ACCREDITATION SURVEY PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The
department may develop and implement a pilot program to authorize
the use of an accreditation survey that complies with Section
247.032(b) to fulfill the requirements for a life and safety code
survey or inspection or another survey or inspection required by
this subchapter. If the department implements the pilot program,
the department may implement the pilot program with the goal that
not later than August 31, 2014, at least one assisted living
facility will have used an accreditation survey for the purposes of
this section. The accreditation commission's standards must meet
or exceed the assisted living facility licensing requirements
established by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission as required by Section 247.032(b)(1).
(b) This section expires September 1, 2015.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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