83R9812 KKR-F
By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1180
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to licensing requirements of 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 license to a newly constructed
facility if:
(1) the facility is in compliance with resident care
standards;
(2) all local approvals have been obtained;
(3) a complete license application 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 controlling person of the license applicant
constructed another facility in this state that complies with the
department's life safety code standards.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.