89R10002 KRM-D
By: Campos H.B. No. 2324
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to minimum staffing standards for assisted living
facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or
related disorders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 247.029(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt minimum
standards for an assisted living facility classified under this
section. The minimum standards must require the facility to
maintain an adequate ratio of direct care staff to residents based
on:
(1) scientific evidence; and
(2) consideration of the increased need for
supervision of residents with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt the minimum standards necessary to
implement the change in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.