89R22235 LRM-D
By: Richardson H.B. No. 4798
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4798:
By: Hull C.S.H.B. No. 4798
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compliance reviews 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. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.