Sec. 247.062. DIRECTORY OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONSUMERS' GUIDE. (a) The department shall prepare a directory of assisted living facilities that includes the name of the owner, the address and telephone number of the facility, the number of beds in the facility, and the facility's accessibility to persons with disabilities.
(b) The department shall revise the directory annually and shall make it available to the public.
(c) The department shall prepare a consumers' guide to assisted living facilities and make it available to the public. The consumers' guide shall provide information on licensing requirements for assisted living facilities, a brief description of minimum standards for facilities, a copy of the residents' bill of rights, a copy of the providers' bill of rights, and any other information that the department determines may be useful to the public.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 637, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from 247.063 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0722, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 247 - Assisted Living Facilities
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 247.061. Coordination Between Agencies
Section 247.062. Directory of Assisted Living Facilities; Consumers' Guide
Section 247.064. Residents' Bill of Rights
Section 247.065. Providers' Bill of Rights
Section 247.066. Appropriate Placement Determination
Section 247.067. Health Care Professionals
Section 247.068. Retaliation Prohibited
Section 247.069. Consumer Choice for Assisted Living in Community Care Programs
Section 247.070. Guardianship Orders
Section 247.071. Local Approval of Assisted Living Facility
Section 247.072. Applicants for Employment; Criminal History Check