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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 247.001. Short Title - Sec. 247.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 247.0011. Scope, Purpose, and Implementation - Sec. 247.0011. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION. (a) The purpose of...
Section 247.002. Definitions - Sec. 247.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Assisted living facility"...
Section 247.003. Application of Other Law - Sec. 247.003. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) Except as provided...
Section 247.004. Exemptions - Sec. 247.004. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 247.005. Controlling Person - Sec. 247.005. CONTROLLING PERSON. (a) A person is a controlling...
Section 247.007. Compliance With Chapter 260a - Sec. 247.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 260A. (a) An assisted living...
Subchapter B. Licensing, Fees, and Inspections
Section 247.021. License Required - Sec. 247.021. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not establish...
Section 247.0211. Expedited Inspection - Sec. 247.0211. EXPEDITED INSPECTION. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...
Section 247.022. License Application - Sec. 247.022. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for an assisted...
Section 247.023. Issuance and Renewal of License - Sec. 247.023. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) The commission...
Section 247.0231. Compliance Record in Other States - Sec. 247.0231. COMPLIANCE RECORD IN OTHER STATES. The department may...
Section 247.024. Fees; Disposition of Revenue - Sec. 247.024. FEES; DISPOSITION OF REVENUE. (a) The executive commissioner...
Section 247.025. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 247.025. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall...
Section 247.0251. Construction in 100-Year Floodplain in Certain Counties Prohibited - Sec. 247.0251. CONSTRUCTION IN 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES PROHIBITED....
Section 247.0255. Restraint and Seclusion - Sec. 247.0255. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION. A person providing services to...
Section 247.026. Standards - Sec. 247.026. STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall...
Section 247.0261. Early Compliance Review - Sec. 247.0261. EARLY COMPLIANCE REVIEW. (a) The executive commissioner by...
Section 247.0262. Report on Life Safety Code Surveys - Sec. 247.0262. REPORT ON LIFE SAFETY CODE SURVEYS. (a) The...
Section 247.0263. Life Safety Code Technical Memorandum - Sec. 247.0263. LIFE SAFETY CODE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. (a) At least...
Section 247.0264. Accessibility Standards - Sec. 247.0264. ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. (a) The Texas Department of Licensing...
Section 247.027. Inspections - Sec. 247.027. INSPECTIONS. (a) In addition to the inspection required...
Section 247.0271. Inspection Exit Conference - Sec. 247.0271. INSPECTION EXIT CONFERENCE. (a) At the conclusion of...
Section 247.0272. Inspector Training; Required Examination - Sec. 247.0272. INSPECTOR TRAINING; REQUIRED EXAMINATION. (a) The department shall...
Section 247.0275. Registration With Texas Information and Referral Network - Sec. 247.0275. REGISTRATION WITH TEXAS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL NETWORK. (a)...
Section 247.028. Assistance by Department - Sec. 247.028. ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT. The department may provide assistance...
Section 247.029. Facilities for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease - Sec. 247.029. FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. (a) The...
Section 247.0295. Notice of Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders License Classification - Sec. 247.0295. NOTICE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS LICENSE...
Section 247.031. Municipal Enforcement - Sec. 247.031. MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT. The governing body of a municipality...
Section 247.032. Accreditation Survey to Satisfy Inspection Requirements - Sec. 247.032. ACCREDITATION SURVEY TO SATISFY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) In...
Subchapter C. General Enforcement
Section 247.041. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License - Sec. 247.041. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The...
Section 247.042. Emergency Suspension or Closing Order - Sec. 247.042. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OR CLOSING ORDER. (a) If the...
Section 247.043. Investigation of Abuse, Exploitation, or Neglect - Sec. 247.043. INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, OR NEGLECT. (a) The...
Section 247.044. Injunction - Sec. 247.044. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district...
Section 247.045. Civil Penalties - Sec. 247.045. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsections...
Section 247.0451. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 247.0451. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may assess an...
Section 247.0452. Right to Correct - Sec. 247.0452. RIGHT TO CORRECT. (a) The commission may not...
Section 247.0453. Report Recommending Administrative Penalty - Sec. 247.0453. REPORT RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department shall...
Section 247.0454. Hearing on Administrative Penalty - Sec. 247.0454. HEARING ON ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) An administrative law...
Section 247.0455. Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty; Interest; Refund - Sec. 247.0455. NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INTEREST; REFUND....
Section 247.0456. Application of Other Law - Sec. 247.0456. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. The department may not...
Section 247.0457. Amelioration of Violation - Sec. 247.0457. AMELIORATION OF VIOLATION. (a) In lieu of demanding...
Section 247.0458. Use of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 247.0458. USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. Money from an administrative...
Section 247.0459. Violation of Law Relating to Advance Directives - Sec. 247.0459. VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. (a)...
Section 247.046. Cooperation Among Agencies - Sec. 247.046. COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES. The executive commissioner by rule...
Section 247.048. Regional Training for Agencies and Local Governments - Sec. 247.048. REGIONAL TRAINING FOR AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The...
Section 247.049. Use of Regulatory Reports and Documents - Sec. 247.049. USE OF REGULATORY REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS. (a) Except...
Section 247.050. Monitoring of Unlicensed Facilities; Reporting - Sec. 247.050. MONITORING OF UNLICENSED FACILITIES; REPORTING. (a) The executive...
Section 247.051. Informal Dispute Resolution - Sec. 247.051. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The executive commissioner by...
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 247.061. Coordination Between Agencies - Sec. 247.061. COORDINATION BETWEEN AGENCIES. (a) The executive commissioner and...
Section 247.062. Directory of Assisted Living Facilities; Consumers' Guide - Sec. 247.062. DIRECTORY OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONSUMERS' GUIDE. (a)...
Section 247.063. Referrals - Sec. 247.063. REFERRALS. (a) If the Department of State Health...
Section 247.0631. Access - Sec. 247.0631. ACCESS. An employee of the Department of State...
Section 247.064. Residents' Bill of Rights - Sec. 247.064. RESIDENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS. (a) Each assisted living...
Section 247.065. Providers' Bill of Rights - Sec. 247.065. PROVIDERS' BILL OF RIGHTS. (a) Each assisted living...
Section 247.066. Appropriate Placement Determination - Sec. 247.066. APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT DETERMINATION. (a) The department may not...
Section 247.067. Health Care Professionals - Sec. 247.067. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. (a) In this section, "health...
Section 247.068. Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 247.068. RETALIATION PROHIBITED. (a) A person licensed under this...
Section 247.069. Consumer Choice for Assisted Living in Community Care Programs - Sec. 247.069. CONSUMER CHOICE FOR ASSISTED LIVING IN COMMUNITY CARE...
Section 247.070. Guardianship Orders - Sec. 247.070. GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS. An assisted living facility shall make...
Section 247.071. Local Approval of Assisted Living Facility - Sec. 247.071. LOCAL APPROVAL OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. (a) In...
Section 247.072. Applicants for Employment; Criminal History Check - Sec. 247.072. APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT; CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK. (a) In...
Subchapter E. Arbitration
Section 247.081. Scope of Subchapter - Sec. 247.081. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...
Section 247.082. Election of Arbitration - Sec. 247.082. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 247.083. Arbitration Procedures - Sec. 247.083. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. (a) The arbitration shall be conducted...
Section 247.084. Arbitrator Qualifications - Sec. 247.084. ARBITRATOR QUALIFICATIONS. Each arbitrator must be on an...
Section 247.085. Arbitrator Selection - Sec. 247.085. ARBITRATOR SELECTION. The arbitrator shall be appointed in...
Section 247.086. Arbitrator Duties - Sec. 247.086. ARBITRATOR DUTIES. The arbitrator shall: (1) protect the...
Section 247.087. Scheduling of Arbitration - Sec. 247.087. SCHEDULING OF ARBITRATION. (a) The arbitrator conducting the...
Section 247.088. Exchange and Filing of Information - Sec. 247.088. EXCHANGE AND FILING OF INFORMATION. Not later than...
Section 247.089. Attendance - Sec. 247.089. ATTENDANCE. (a) The arbitrator may proceed in the...
Section 247.090. Testimony; Record - Sec. 247.090. TESTIMONY; RECORD. (a) The arbitrator may require witnesses...
Section 247.091. Evidence - Sec. 247.091. EVIDENCE. (a) The department or the facility may...
Section 247.092. Closing Statements; Briefs - Sec. 247.092. CLOSING STATEMENTS; BRIEFS. The department and the facility...
Section 247.093. Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited - Sec. 247.093. EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...
Section 247.094. Order - Sec. 247.094. ORDER. (a) The arbitrator may enter any order...
Section 247.095. Effect of Order - Sec. 247.095. EFFECT OF ORDER. An order of an arbitrator...
Section 247.096. Clerical Error - Sec. 247.096. CLERICAL ERROR. For the purpose of correcting a...
Section 247.097. Court Vacating Order - Sec. 247.097. COURT VACATING ORDER. (a) On a finding described...
Section 247.098. Enforcement of Certain Arbitration Orders for Civil Penalties - Sec. 247.098. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ARBITRATION ORDERS FOR CIVIL PENALTIES....