89R7856 LRM-D
By: Miles, Hancock S.B. No. 2919
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to power duration requirements in emergency contingency
plans adopted by end stage renal disease facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 251.017(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Unless the facility adopts a plan described by
Subsection (d) or (e), an end stage renal disease facility must
adopt an emergency contingency plan as required by Subsection (a)
under which the facility is required:
(1) to have an on-site emergency generator that:
(A) has a type 2 essential electrical
distribution system in accordance with the National Fire Protection
Association 99, Section 4.5, and the National Fire Protection
Association 110;
(B) is installed, tested, and maintained in
accordance with the National Fire Protection Association 99,
Section 4.5.4, and the National Fire Protection Association 110;
and
(C) is kept at all times not less than 10 feet
from the electrical transformer;
(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), to maintain:
(A) an on-site fuel source with sufficient [that
contains enough] fuel capacity to power the on-site generator for
not less than 72 [24] hours, as determined by the electrical load
demand on the emergency generator for that period; or
(B) an on-site battery-powered generator with
sufficient electrical capacity to power the facility for not less
than 72 hours;
(3) to maintain a sufficient quantity of potable water
on-site to operate the facility's water treatment system for not
less than 24 hours; and
(4) to maintain a water valve connection that allows
an outside vendor to provide potable water to operate the
facility's water treatment system.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, each end stage
renal disease facility shall modify the facility's emergency
contingency plan as necessary to comply with Section 251.017(b),
Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.