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By: Bell, Wu (Senate Sponsor - Perry) |
H.B. No. 3934 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; |
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May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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Human Services; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training and continuing education requirements for |
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certain long-term care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.039, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall require a surveyor to complete a |
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basic training program before the surveyor inspects, surveys, or |
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investigates a long-term care facility. |
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(b-1) The training required under Subsection (b) must |
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include observation of the operations of a long-term care facility |
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unrelated to the survey, inspection, or investigation process for a |
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minimum of 10 working days within a 14-day period. |
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(b-2) The department may waive the requirement imposed |
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under Subsection (b-1) for a surveyor who has completed in the two |
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years preceding the inspection, survey, or investigation one year |
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of full-time employment in a nursing facility in this state as a: |
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(1) nursing facility administrator; |
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(2) licensed vocational nurse; |
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(3) registered nurse; or |
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(4) social worker. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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