Bill Text: TX HB2025 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB2025 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2025-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB2025 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2025-Introduced.html
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By: Davis of Dallas | H.B. No. 2025 |
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relating to staff requirements for certain facilities that provide | ||
care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Chapter 326 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 326. STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING CARE TO | ||
PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR DEMENTIA | ||
Sec. 326.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services | ||
Commission. | ||
(2) "Facility" means: | ||
(A) a nursing facility or other institution | ||
licensed under Chapter 242; | ||
(B) a continuing care facility regulated under | ||
Chapter 246; | ||
(C) an assisted living facility licensed under | ||
Chapter 247; | ||
(D) a day activity and health services facility | ||
licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code; | ||
(E) an establishment subject to Chapter 105, | ||
Human Resources Code; | ||
(F) a community home qualified under Chapter 123, | ||
Human Resources Code; and | ||
(G) an adult foster care provider that contracts | ||
with the commission. | ||
Sec. 326.002. STAFF REQUIREMENTS. A facility that provides | ||
care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia shall employ | ||
at least one individual who: | ||
(1) has training or experience in providing care to | ||
persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and | ||
(2) is able to provide adequate treatment and care for | ||
the person. | ||
Sec. 326.003. ENFORCEMENT. If a facility that is licensed | ||
or regulated by or contracts with the commission or another state | ||
agency violates this chapter, the commission or appropriate agency | ||
shall, as applicable: | ||
(1) revoke the license issued to the facility; | ||
(2) revoke the facility's certificate of authority or | ||
any other permission issued by the commission or state agency for | ||
the facility to operate; or | ||
(3) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a contract | ||
between the commission or state agency and the facility. | ||
SECTION 2. Chapter 326, Health and Safety Code, as added by | ||
this Act, does not affect the terms of a contract entered into | ||
before the effective date of this Act, except that if the contract | ||
is renewed, modified, or extended on or after the effective date of | ||
this Act, Chapter 326 applies to the contract beginning on the date | ||
of renewal, modification, or extension. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |