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TX Health & Safety Code § 252.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter E. Investigations of Abuse,|Section 252.133. Suit for Retaliation Against Volunteer, Resident, or Family Member or Guardian of Resident

Sec. 252.133.  SUIT FOR RETALIATION AGAINST VOLUNTEER, RESIDENT, OR FAMILY MEMBER OR GUARDIAN OF RESIDENT.  (a)  A facility may not retaliate or discriminate against a volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident because the volunteer, the resident, the resident's family member or guardian, or any other person:(1)  makes a complaint or files a grievance concerning the facility;(2)  reports a violation of law, including a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;  or(3)  initiates or cooperates in an investigation or proceeding of a governmental entity relating to the care, services, or conditions at the facility.(b)  A volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident against whom a facility retaliates or discriminates in violation of Subsection (a) is entitled to sue for:(1)  injunctive relief;(2)  the greater of $1,000 or actual damages, including damages for mental anguish even if an injury other than mental anguish is not shown;(3)  exemplary damages;(4)  court costs;  and(5)  reasonable attorney's fees.(c)  A volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident who seeks relief under this section must report the alleged violation not later than the 180th day after the date on which the alleged violation of this section occurred or was discovered by the volunteer, the resident, or the family member or guardian of the resident through reasonable diligence.(d)  A suit under this section may be brought in the district court of the county in which the facility is located or in a district court of Travis County.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 192, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter F. Medical Care|Section 252.151. Administration of Medication

Sec. 252.151.  ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the administration of medication in facilities.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0794, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter F. Medical Care|Section 252.152. Required Medical Examination

Sec. 252.152.  REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATION.  (a)  The department shall require each resident to be given at least one medical examination each year.(b)  The executive commissioner shall specify the details of the examination.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0795, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.181. Definitions

Sec. 252.181.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Plan of care" means a written description of the care, training, and treatment needed by a person during respite care.(2)  "Respite care" means the provision by a facility to a person, for not more than two weeks for each stay in the facility, of:(A)  room and board;  and(B)  care at the level ordinarily provided for permanent residents.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.182. Respite Care

Sec. 252.182.  RESPITE CARE.  (a)  A facility licensed under this chapter may provide respite care for an individual who has a diagnosis of an intellectual disability or a related condition without regard to whether the individual is eligible to receive intermediate care services under federal law.(b)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules for the regulation of respite care provided by a facility licensed under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0796, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.183. Plan of Care

Sec. 252.183.  PLAN OF CARE.  (a)  The facility and the person arranging the care must agree on the plan of care and the plan must be filed at the facility before the facility admits the person for the care.(b)  The plan of care must be signed by:(1)  a licensed physician if the person for whom the care is arranged needs medical care or treatment;  or(2)  the person arranging for the respite care if medical care or treatment is not needed.(c)  The facility may keep an agreed plan of care for a person for not longer than six months from the date on which it is received.  After each admission, the facility shall review and update the plan of care.  During that period, the facility may admit the person as frequently as is needed and as accommodations are available.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.184. Notification

Sec. 252.184.  NOTIFICATION.  A facility that offers respite care shall notify the department in writing that it offers respite care.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.185. Inspections

Sec. 252.185.  INSPECTIONS.  The department, at the time of an ordinary licensing inspection or at other times determined necessary by the department, shall inspect a facility's records of respite care services, physical accommodations available for respite care, and the plan of care records to ensure that the respite care services comply with the licensing standards of this chapter and with any rules the executive commissioner may adopt to regulate respite care services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0797, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter G. Respite Care|Section 252.186. Suspension

Sec. 252.186.  SUSPENSION.  (a)  The department may require a facility to cease providing respite care if the department determines that the respite care does not meet the standards required by this chapter and that the facility cannot comply with those standards in the respite care it provides.(b)  The department may suspend the license of a facility that continues to provide respite care after receiving a written order from the department to cease.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.201. Definition

Sec. 252.201.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "gross receipts" means money paid as compensation for services provided to residents, including client participation.  The term does not include charitable contributions to a facility.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.202. Computing Quality Assurance Fee

Sec. 252.202.  COMPUTING QUALITY ASSURANCE FEE.  (a)  A quality assurance fee is imposed on each facility for which a license fee must be paid under Section 252.034, on each facility owned by a community mental health and intellectual disability center, as described by Subchapter A, Chapter 534, and on each facility owned by the department.  The fee:(1)  is an amount established under Subsection (b) multiplied by the number of patient days as determined in accordance with Section 252.203;(2)  is payable monthly; and(3)  is in addition to other fees imposed under this chapter.(b)  The commission or the department at the direction of the commission shall set the quality assurance fee for each day in the amount necessary to produce annual revenues equal to an amount that is not more than six percent of the facility's total annual gross receipts in this state.  The fee is subject to a prospective adjustment as necessary.(c)  The amount of the quality assurance fee must be determined using patient days and gross receipts reported to the department and covering a period of at least six months.(d)  The quality assurance fee is an allowable cost for reimbursement under the Medicaid program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.64, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 1(a), eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0798, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.203. Patient Days

Sec. 252.203.  PATIENT DAYS.  For each calendar day, a facility shall determine the number of patient days by adding the following:(1)  the number of patients occupying a facility bed immediately before midnight of that day;  and(2)  the number of beds that are on hold on that day and that have been placed on hold for a period not to exceed three consecutive calendar days during which a patient is on therapeutic leave.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.65, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.204. Reporting and Collection

Sec. 252.204.  REPORTING AND COLLECTION.  (a)  The commission or the department at the direction of the commission shall collect the quality assurance fee.(b)  Each facility shall:(1)  not later than the 20th day after the last day of a month file a report with the commission or the department, as appropriate, stating the total patient days for the month; and(2)  not later than the 30th day after the last day of the month pay the quality assurance fee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.66, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0799, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.205. Rules; Administrative Penalty

Sec. 252.205.  RULES;  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter, including rules related to the imposition and collection of the quality assurance fee.(b)  The executive commissioner may not adopt rules granting any exceptions from the quality assurance fee.(c)  An administrative penalty assessed under this subchapter in accordance with Section 252.065 may not exceed one-half of the amount of the outstanding quality assurance fee or $20,000, whichever is greater.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0800, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.206. Quality Assurance Fund

Sec. 252.206.  QUALITY ASSURANCE FUND.  (a)  The quality assurance fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller shall deposit fees collected under this subchapter to the credit of the fund.(b)  The quality assurance fund is composed of  fees deposited to the credit of the fund under this subchapter.(c)  Money deposited to the quality assurance fund may be appropriated only for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0801, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.207. Reimbursement of Facilities

Sec. 252.207.  REIMBURSEMENT OF FACILITIES.  (a)  Subject to legislative appropriation and state and federal law, the commission may use money in the quality assurance fund, together with any federal money available to match that money:(1)  to offset expenses incurred to administer the quality assurance fee under this chapter;(2)  to increase reimbursement rates paid under the Medicaid program to facilities or waiver programs for individuals with an intellectual disability operated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c) and its subsequent amendments; or(3)  for any other health and human services purpose approved by the governor and Legislative Budget Board.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1) and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 4(b).(c)  If money in the quality assurance fund is used to increase a reimbursement rate in the Medicaid program, the commission shall ensure that the reimbursement methodology used to set that rate describes how the money in the fund will be used to increase the rate and provides incentives to increase direct care staffing and direct care wages and benefits.(d)  The increased Medicaid reimbursement paid to a facility under this section may not be based solely on the amount of the quality assurance fee paid by that facility unless authorized by 42 C.F.R. Section 433.68 or other federal law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.67, 2.156(a)(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 4(a), (b), eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 9.003, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0802, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 252.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability|Subchapter H. Quality Assurance Fee|Section 252.208. Invalidity; Federal Funds

Sec. 252.208.  INVALIDITY; FEDERAL FUNDS.  If any portion of this subchapter is held invalid by a final order of a court that is not subject to appeal, or if the commission determines that the imposition of the fee and the expenditure as prescribed by this subchapter of amounts collected will not entitle the state to receive additional federal funds under the Medicaid program, the commission shall stop collection of the quality assurance fee and shall return, not later than the 30th day after the date collection is stopped, any money collected, but not spent, under this subchapter to the facilities that paid the fees in proportion to the total amount paid by those facilities.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0803, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 254.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 254.001. Definitions

Sec. 254.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(2)  "Emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Sections 843.002 and 1301.155, Insurance Code.(3)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(4)  "Facility" means a freestanding emergency medical care facility.(5)  "Freestanding emergency medical care facility" means a facility, structurally separate and distinct from a hospital, that receives an individual and provides emergency care, as defined by Subdivision (2).(6)  "Provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0809, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 425), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 254.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities|Subchapter B. Licensing|Section 254.051. License Required

Sec. 254.051.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 254.052, a person may not establish or operate a freestanding emergency medical care facility in this state without a license issued under this chapter.(b)  Except as provided by Section 254.052, a facility or person may not hold itself out to the public as a freestanding emergency medical care facility or use any similar term, as defined by department rule, that would give the impression that the facility or person is providing emergency care unless the facility or person holds a license issued under this chapter. (c)  Each separate facility location must have a separate license.(d)  A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.(e)  A license may be issued only for the establishment or operation of a facility that is in continuous operation 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(68), eff. April 2, 2015.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 3085), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0810, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(68), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 254.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities|Subchapter B. Licensing|Section 254.052. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement

Sec. 254.052.  EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.  The following facilities are not required to be licensed under this chapter:(1)  an office or clinic owned and operated by a manufacturing facility solely for the purposes of treating its employees and contractors;(2)  temporary emergency clinics in disaster areas;(3)  an office or clinic of a licensed physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist;(4)  a licensed nursing home;(5)  a licensed hospital;(6)  a hospital that is owned and operated by this state;(7)  a facility located within or connected to a hospital described by Subsection (5) or (6);(8)  a facility that is owned or operated by a hospital described by Subsection (5) or (6) and is:(A)  surveyed as a service of the hospital by an organization that has been granted deeming authority as a national accreditation program for hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or(B)  granted provider-based status by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or(9)  a licensed ambulatory surgical center.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 254.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities|Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities|Subchapter B. Licensing|Section 254.053. License Application and Issuance

Sec. 254.053.  LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.  (a)  An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.(b)  Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.(c)  The application must contain evidence that there is at least one physician and one nurse on the staff of the facility who are licensed by the appropriate state licensing board.(d)  The application must contain evidence that the facility meets the minimum standards and requirements specified in Section 254.151.(e)  The department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and the facility meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter.(f)  The license fee must be paid on renewal of the license. The term of a license issued under this chapter is two years.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 3085), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0811, eff. April 2, 2015.|