Bill Text: TX HB1878 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to a report on the quality of care provided to and quality of life of assisted living facility residents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Referred to Human Services [HB1878 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1878-Introduced.html
  86R8715 JG-D
 
  By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1878
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a report on the quality of care provided to and quality
  of life of assisted living facility residents.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  In this section, "commission" means the
  Health and Human Services Commission.
         (b)  The commission shall conduct a study of not less than 30
  percent of assisted living facilities licensed under Chapter 247,
  Health and Safety Code, to assess the quality of care provided to
  and quality of life of facility residents. The commission shall
  ensure that a broad range of facility types are included in the
  study.
         (c)  In conducting the study, the commission shall:
               (1)  conduct on-site case reviews of the care provided
  to residents of the assisted living facilities included in the
  study;
               (2)  review the disclosure statements and policies,
  including policies related to residents' rights, of the assisted
  living facilities included in the study; and
               (3)  conduct interviews with:
                     (A)  facility residents;
                     (B)  as applicable, legally authorized
  representatives of facility residents;
                     (C)  facility personnel; and
                     (D)  any ombudsman that investigates and reviews
  the assisted living facilities included in the study.
         (d)  Not later than January 15, 2022, the commission shall
  prepare and submit to the governor, the legislature, and the
  executive commissioner of the commission a written report based on
  the study conducted under this section that, at a minimum, includes
  an analysis of:
               (1)  resident demographics and the chronic health
  conditions of facility residents;
               (2)  the provision to residents of person-centered
  care;
               (3)  resident medication management and the delegation
  of responsibility to registered nurses;
               (4)  resident care coordination and service planning;
               (5)  the daily living activities of facility residents;
  and
               (6)  facility personnel.
         (e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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