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
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By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 1878 |
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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. |