89R14406 LRM-F
By: Richardson H.B. No. 4798
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of
assisted living facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 247.0261, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 247.0261. [EARLY] COMPLIANCE REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE
COMPLETION.
SECTION 2. Section 247.0261(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a
procedure under which a person who constructs or modifies an
assisted living facility or proposes [proposing] to construct or
modify an assisted living facility may submit building plans to the
department for review for compliance with the department's
architectural requirements before completing [beginning]
construction or modification. In adopting the procedure, the
executive commissioner shall set reasonable deadlines by which the
department must complete review of submitted plans.
SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 247.02615 to read as follows:
Sec. 247.02615. LIFE SAFETY CODE SURVEYS AUTHORIZED BEFORE
COMPLETION. A person who constructs or modifies an assisted living
facility may request a life safety code survey for the facility
before the construction or modification is completed.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.