By: Spiller, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 3961
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2021;
May 4, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 17, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
May 17, 2021, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3961 By: Perry
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to required posting of information regarding the office of
the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care
facilities' Internet websites.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 260C to read as follows:
CHAPTER 260C. POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
INFORMATION BY CERTAIN FACILITIES
Sec. 260C.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "long-term
care facility" means:
(1) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;
(2) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter
247; or
(3) any other facility providing care to residents who
are assisted by the state long-term care ombudsman established
under Subchapter F, Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code.
Sec. 260C.002. POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), a long-term care facility shall post on the
facility's Internet website information about the office of the
state long-term care ombudsman established under Subchapter F,
Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code, including:
(1) information regarding the office's role as an
advocate for residents of long-term care facilities; and
(2) the office's statewide toll-free telephone number.
(b) A long-term care facility:
(1) may comply with this section by posting the
required information on the Internet website of the facility's
parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique Internet
website; and
(2) is not required to comply with this section if the
facility and any parent company do not maintain an Internet
website.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.
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