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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to staff requirements for certain facilities that provide |
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care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 326 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 326. STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING CARE TO |
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PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR DEMENTIA |
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Sec. 326.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Facility" means: |
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(A) a nursing facility or other institution |
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licensed under Chapter 242; |
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(B) a continuing care facility regulated under |
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Chapter 246; |
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(C) an assisted living facility licensed under |
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Chapter 247; |
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(D) a day activity and health services facility |
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licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code; |
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(E) an establishment subject to Chapter 105, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(F) a community home qualified under Chapter 123, |
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Human Resources Code; and |
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(G) an adult foster care provider that contracts |
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with the commission. |
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Sec. 326.002. STAFF REQUIREMENTS. A facility that provides |
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care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia shall employ |
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at least one individual who: |
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(1) has training or experience in providing care to |
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persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and |
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(2) is able to provide adequate treatment and care for |
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the person. |
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Sec. 326.003. ENFORCEMENT. If a facility that is licensed |
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or regulated by or contracts with the commission or another state |
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agency violates this chapter, the commission or appropriate agency |
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shall, as applicable: |
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(1) revoke the license issued to the facility; |
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(2) revoke the facility's certificate of authority or |
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any other permission issued by the commission or state agency for |
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the facility to operate; or |
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(3) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a contract |
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between the commission or state agency and the facility. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 326, Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act, does not affect the terms of a contract entered into |
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before the effective date of this Act, except that if the contract |
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is renewed, modified, or extended on or after the effective date of |
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this Act, Chapter 326 applies to the contract beginning on the date |
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of renewal, modification, or extension. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |