By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 3729
(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 licensing requirements for newly constructed assisted
living facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 247.021(g), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(g) The department shall, upon submission of a written
request by the applicant, automatically issue a six-month
provisional license without conducting a life safety code
inspection before issuance of the provisional license to a newly
constructed facility if:
(1) the license applicant has submitted building plans
to the department for an early compliance review in accordance with
Section 247.0261 [facility is in compliance with resident care
standards];
(2) all local approvals, including a certificate of
occupancy where required, have been obtained;
(3) a complete license application form is submitted
within 30 days of receipt of all local approvals;
(4) the license fee has been paid;
(5) [before beginning construction, the license
applicant submits working drawings and specifications to the
department for review; and
[(6)] the department determines that the license
applicant or a person who owns the license applicant and controls
the operations of the license applicant constructed another
facility in this state that complies with the department's life
safety code standards; and
(6) the facility is in compliance with resident care
standards based on an on-site health inspection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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