By: Lucio S.B. No. 1682
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a building used as a prescribed pediatric extended care
center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 248A.152, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to
read as follows:
(c) A center's building must be suitable for use as a
prescribed pediatric extended care center and must provide a
minimum of 60 square feet of space for each child, exclusive of a
space that is:
(1) a kitchen;
(2) a bathroom;
(3) a storage area;
(4) a stairway; and
(5) an unfinished basement or attic.
(d) The maximum patient capacity at a center may not exceed
100 [60].
SECTION 2. Section 248A.152(c), Health and Safety Code, as
amended by this Act, does not apply to a prescribed pediatric
extended care center that has a maximum patient capacity of 60 or
fewer patients and that was operating immediately before the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.