Bill Text: TX SB994 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a pilot program conducted by the Department of Aging and Disability Services to authorize certain accreditation surveys of assisted living facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB994 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB994-Introduced.html
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| By: Deuell | S.B. No. 994 | |
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| relating to a pilot program conducted by the Department of Aging and | ||
| Disability Services to authorize certain accreditation surveys of | ||
| assisted living facilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 247.033 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 247.033. ACCREDITATION SURVEY PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
| department shall develop and implement a pilot program to authorize | ||
| the use of an accreditation survey that complies with Section | ||
| 247.032(b) to fulfill the requirements for a life and safety code | ||
| survey or inspection or another survey or inspection required by | ||
| this subchapter. The department shall implement the pilot program | ||
| with the goal that not later than August 31, 2014, at least one | ||
| assisted living facility will have used an accreditation survey for | ||
| the purposes of this section. | ||
| (b) This section expires September 1, 2015. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall | ||
| implement the pilot program described by Section 247.033, Health | ||
| and Safety Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
