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TX Health & Safety Code § 325.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 325 - Notice of Sex Offender Status to Residents of Group Home|Section 325.001. Definitions

Sec. 325.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Director" means the administrator primarily responsible for the operation of a group home.(2)  "Group home" includes:(A)  an assisted living facility, as defined by Section 247.002;(B)  a boarding home facility, as defined by Section 260.001;(C)  a facility as defined by Section 246.002;(D)  a supportive housing facility operated by the state, a local government, or a private agency that provides supportive services to persons with mental illness, substance use conditions, or physical disabilities who require access to rehabilitative services and a stable living arrangement to maintain consistent treatment regimens; and(E)  a transitional housing facility designed to facilitate the transition from inpatient to outpatient care or, within a reasonable time, the transition from homelessness to permanent housing for persons with serious mental illnesses, substance use conditions, or physical disabilities and who may require intensive case management and assistance with long-term goal planning and independent living skills.(3)  "Resident" means a person who resides and receives services at a group home.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 424), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 325.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 325 - Notice of Sex Offender Status to Residents of Group Home|Section 325.002. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 325.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not apply to a group home that accepts or is assigned only residents who are sex offenders required to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the residents receive treatment at the group home from a sex offender treatment provider who is licensed under Chapter 110, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 424), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 325.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 325 - Notice of Sex Offender Status to Residents of Group Home|Section 325.003. Sex Offender Status Check

Sec. 325.003.  SEX OFFENDER STATUS CHECK.  Except as provided by Section 325.002, as soon as practicable after a person requests to live at a group home or is assigned to live at a group home as a condition of community supervision or as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision, the director of the group home shall ascertain whether the person is registered under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, by consulting the Internet website maintained by the Department of Public Safety that contains the sex offender database.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 424), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 325.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 325 - Notice of Sex Offender Status to Residents of Group Home|Section 325.004. Notice to Other Residents Required

Sec. 325.004.  NOTICE TO OTHER RESIDENTS REQUIRED.  If based on information obtained under Section 325.003 the director ascertains that a person is a registered sex offender, not later than the third day after the date the person becomes a resident of the group home, the director shall provide notice that the person is a sex offender to the legal guardian of each current resident who has a legal guardian and directly to each other resident.  The notice must contain all of the information about the person that is available on the website described by Section 325.003.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 424), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 325.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 325 - Notice of Sex Offender Status to Residents of Group Home|Section 325.005. Immunity for Release of Public Information

Sec. 325.005.  IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  A group home or its director is not liable under any law for damages arising from conduct required under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 424), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 326.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 326 - Staffing Requirements for Facilities Providing Care to Persons With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders|Section 326.001. Definitions

Sec. 326.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.(2)  "Facility" means:(A)  a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;(B)  a continuing care facility regulated under Chapter 246;(C)  an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247;(D)  a day activity and health services facility licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code; (E)  an establishment subject to Chapter 105, Human Resources Code;(F)  a community home qualified under Chapter 123, Human Resources Code; and(G)  an adult foster care provider that contracts with the commission.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 326.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 326 - Staffing Requirements for Facilities Providing Care to Persons With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders|Section 326.002. Written Policy Required

Sec. 326.002.  WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRED.  A facility shall adopt, implement, and enforce a written policy that:(1)  requires a facility employee who provides direct care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder to successfully complete training in the provision of care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; and(2)  ensures the care and services provided by a facility employee to a person with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder meet the specific identified needs of the person relating to the person's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 326.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 326 - Staffing Requirements for Facilities Providing Care to Persons With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders|Section 326.003. Enforcement

Sec. 326.003.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The commission may assess an administrative penalty against a facility for a violation of Section 326.002. (b)  The commission is not required to provide a facility an opportunity to correct a second or subsequent violation of Section 326.002 that occurs before the second anniversary of the date of the first violation.(c)  A violation of Section 326.002 constitutes a violation of the law regulating a facility, and the commission may initiate for the violation any other enforcement action authorized by that law against the facility, including an adult foster care facility with three or fewer beds.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 326.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 326 - Staffing Requirements for Facilities Providing Care to Persons With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders|Section 326.004. Rules

Sec. 326.004.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules related to the administration and implementation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.002. Public Availability of Price Information Required

Sec. 327.002.  PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF PRICE INFORMATION REQUIRED.  Notwithstanding any other law, a facility must make public:(1)  a digital file in a machine-readable format that contains a list of all standard charges for all facility items or services as described by Section 327.003; and(2)  a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a limited set of shoppable services as provided in Section 327.004.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.005. Reporting Requirement

Sec. 327.005.  REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  Each time a facility updates a list as required under Sections 327.003(h) and 327.004(e)(4), the facility shall submit the updated list to the commission.  The commission may prescribe the form in which the updated list must be submitted to the commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.006. Monitoring and Enforcement

Sec. 327.006.  MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The commission shall monitor each facility's compliance with the requirements of this chapter using any of the following methods:(1)  evaluating complaints made by persons to the commission regarding noncompliance with this chapter;(2)  reviewing any analysis prepared regarding noncompliance with this chapter;(3)  auditing the Internet websites of facilities for compliance with this chapter; and(4)  confirming that each facility submitted the lists required under Section 327.005.(b)  If the commission determines that a facility is not in compliance with a provision of this chapter, the commission may take any of the following actions, without regard to the order of the actions:(1)  provide a written notice to the facility that clearly explains the manner in which the facility is not in compliance with this chapter;(2)  request a corrective action plan from the facility if the facility has materially violated a provision of this chapter, as determined under Section 327.007; and(3)  impose an administrative penalty on the facility and publicize the penalty on the commission's Internet website if the facility fails to:(A)  respond to the commission's request to submit a corrective action plan; or(B)  comply with the requirements of a corrective action plan submitted to the commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.007. Material Violation; Corrective Action Plan

Sec. 327.007.  MATERIAL VIOLATION; CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.  (a)  A facility materially violates this chapter if the facility fails to:(1)  comply with the requirements of Section 327.002; or(2)  publicize the facility's standard charges in the form and manner required by Sections 327.003 and 327.004.(b)  If the commission determines that a facility has materially violated this chapter, the commission may issue a notice of material violation to the facility and request that the facility submit a corrective action plan.  The notice must indicate the form and manner in which the corrective action plan must be submitted to the commission, and clearly state the date by which the facility must submit the plan.(c)  A facility that receives a notice under Subsection (b) must:(1)  submit a corrective action plan in the form and manner, and by the specified date, prescribed by the notice of violation; and(2)  as soon as practicable after submission of a corrective action plan to the commission, act to comply with the plan.(d)  A corrective action plan submitted to the commission must:(1)  describe in detail the corrective action the facility will take to address any violation identified by the commission in the notice provided under Subsection (b); and(2)  provide a date by which the facility will complete the corrective action described by Subdivision (1).(e)  A corrective action plan is subject to review and approval by the commission.  After the commission reviews and approves a facility's corrective action plan, the commission may monitor and evaluate the facility's compliance with the plan.(f)  A facility is considered to have failed to respond to the commission's request to submit a corrective action plan if the facility fails to submit a corrective action plan:(1)  in the form and manner specified in the notice provided under Subsection (b); or(2)  by the date specified in the notice provided under Subsection (b).(g)  A facility is considered to have failed to comply with a corrective action plan if the facility fails to address a violation within the specified period of time contained in the plan.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.008. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 327.008.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a facility in accordance with Chapter 241 if the facility fails to:(1)  respond to the commission's request to submit a corrective action plan; or(2)  comply with the requirements of a corrective action plan submitted to the commission.(b)  The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a facility for a violation of each requirement of this chapter.  The commission shall set the penalty in an amount sufficient to ensure compliance by facilities with the provisions of this chapter subject to the limitations prescribed by Subsection (c).(c)  For a facility with one of the following total gross revenues as reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or to another entity designated by commission rule in the year preceding the year in which a penalty is imposed, the penalty imposed by the commission may not exceed: (1)  $10 for each day the facility violated this chapter, if the facility's total gross revenue is less than $10,000,000;(2)  $100 for each day the facility violated this chapter, if the facility's total gross revenue is $10,000,000 or more and less than $100,000,000; and(3)  $1,000 for each day the facility violated this chapter, if the facility's total gross revenue is $100,000,000 or more. (d)  Each day a violation continues is considered a separate violation.(e)  In determining the amount of the penalty, the commission shall consider: (1)  previous violations by the facility's operator;(2)  the seriousness of the violation;(3)  the demonstrated good faith of the facility's operator; and(4)  any other matters as justice may require.(f)  An administrative penalty collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund administered by the commission.  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 327.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle G - Provision of Services in Certain Facilities|Chapter 327 - Disclosure of Prices|Section 327.009. Legislative Recommendations

Sec. 327.009.  LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.  The commission may propose to the legislature recommendations for amending this chapter, including recommendations in response to amendments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to 45 C.F.R. Part 180.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.001. Election on Establishment and Tax Levy

Sec. 344.001.  ELECTION ON ESTABLISHMENT AND TAX LEVY.  The county judge on being petitioned by at least 200 qualified voters of the county may order an election to determine if the qualified voters of the county desire the:(1)  establishment of a mosquito control district in all or a portion of the county for the purpose of eradicating mosquitoes in the area;  and(2)  levy of a tax not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district to finance the program provided by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.002. Ballot Propositions

Sec. 344.002.  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.  The ballot for an election under this chapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the propositions:(1)  "The establishment of a mosquito control district in ____________ County.";  and(2)  "The levy of a tax of ______ cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district to finance the mosquito control district within ____________ County."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.003. Levy and Collection of Tax

Sec. 344.003.  LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAX.  (a)  If the election results are in favor of the establishment of a mosquito control district and the levy of a tax, the commissioners court may levy a tax not to exceed the amount fixed by the election.(b)  The commissioners court may lower the tax to any designated sum it may determine if the anticipated revenue exceeds the revenue needed to carry out this chapter.(c)  The taxes levied under this section shall be:(1)  collected by the county tax assessor-collector; (2)  deposited in a separate fund;  and(3)  used only to carry out this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.004. Advisory Commission

Sec. 344.004.  ADVISORY COMMISSION.  (a)  The commissioners court in each county in which a mosquito control district is established shall appoint an advisory commission composed of five members who are qualified property taxpaying voters of the county.  The commissioners of the commissioners court and the county judge shall each appoint one member of the advisory commission.(b)  Members of the advisory commission serve without compensation.(c)  The advisory commission shall make recommendations to the commissioners court that it considers necessary to carry out this chapter and shall perform any other duties as the commissioners court may determine.(d)  Each advisory commission member must take an oath of office prescribed by the commissioners court.  The commissioners court may remove any member of the advisory commission at any time it considers necessary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.005. Mosquito Control Engineer

Sec. 344.005.  MOSQUITO CONTROL ENGINEER.  (a)  The commissioners court in each county that has established a mosquito control district may appoint a mosquito control engineer who must be well qualified in the field of mosquito control.  The mosquito control engineer serves at a salary determined by the commissioners court.(b)  The commissioners court shall supervise the powers and duties of the engineer.(c)  The engineer shall make recommendations to the commissioners court relating to the number of assistants and employees that may be needed, and the commissioners court shall appoint the assistants and employees it considers necessary for mosquito eradication in the district.(d)  The engineer shall make semiannual reports to the commissioners court or as many reports as are requested by the court concerning the work of mosquito eradication and of the expenses needed for the ensuing year.(e)  The first report shall be made not later than June 30 following the establishment of the mosquito control district, and the second report shall be made not later than December 31 following the first report.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.006. Merger of Districts

Sec. 344.006.  MERGER OF DISTRICTS.  (a)  The commissioners courts of two or more counties operating under this chapter may enter into an agreement to merge their separate districts into a single mosquito control district composed of those counties.(b)  The commissioners courts shall enter into an agreement that complies with this chapter, except that the advisory commission and mosquito control engineer may be appointed for the entire district rather than for each county.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 344.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts|Section 344.007. Election on Dissolution of District

Sec. 344.007.  ELECTION ON DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  Each commissioners court that has established a mosquito control district under this chapter shall order an election to dissolve the mosquito control district on a petition of not less than 10 percent of the qualified voters of the county, as determined by the number of votes cast for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 367.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 367 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research|Section 367.001. Definitions

Sec. 367.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(2)   "On-site wastewater treatment system" means a system of treatment devices or disposal facilities that:(A)  is used for the disposal of domestic sewage, excluding liquid waste resulting from the processes used in industrial and commercial establishments;(B)  is located on the site where the sewage is produced; and(C)  produces not more than 5,000 gallons of waste a day.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.039, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.116, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 8.02, eff. September 1, 2011.|