Sec. 247.063. REFERRALS. (a) If the Department of State Health Services, the department, a local mental health authority, or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority refers a patient or client to an assisted living facility, the referral may not be made to a facility that is not licensed under this chapter.
(b) If the Department of State Health Services or a local mental health or intellectual and developmental disability authority gains knowledge of an assisted living facility that is not operated or licensed by the department or the authority and that has four or more residents who are unrelated to the proprietor of the facility, the Department of State Health Services or the authority shall report the name, address, and telephone number of the facility to the department.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 637, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.096, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Sec. 247.064 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. 3.0723, 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