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CS/SB 1212: State Ombudsman Program

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Soto

State Ombudsman Program; Revising legislative intent with respect to citizen ombudsmen; deleting references to ombudsman councils and transferring their responsibilities to representatives of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; revising the purpose of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; establishing districts; revising duties and membership of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; requiring long-term care facilities to provide representatives of the office with access to facilities, residents, and records for certain purposes; revising training requirements for representatives of the office and ombudsmen, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2013 Senate • Filed
    3/1/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 90
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 90
    4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/15/2013 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 477
    4/16/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Health Policy -SJ 477
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 477
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/SB 1212, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2013 at 8:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1015 (c2) State Ombudsman Program Roberson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)     		Track This Bill
    H 187 Assisted Living Facilities Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1313 Assisted Living Facilities Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1319 (c2) Assisted Living Facilities Gonzalez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
    Location: In committee/council (HHSC)     		Track This Bill
    S 646 (c1) Assisted Living Facilities Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate     		Track This Bill
    S 966 (c2) Health Care Bean Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1071 (Ch. 2013-93), CS/CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2013-153), SB 1520 (Ch. 2013-48)
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (42)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.41 Department of Elderly Affairs. Page 24 (pdf)
    400.0060 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.0061 Legislative findings and intent; long-term care facilities. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.0063 Establishment of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0065 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties and responsibilities. Page 7 (pdf)
    400.0067 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.0069 Local long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; membership. Page 14 (pdf)
    400.0070 Conflicts of interest. Page 20 (pdf)
    400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures. Page 21 (pdf)
    400.0073 State and local ombudsman council investigations. Page 22 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 23 (pdf)
    400.0075 Complaint notification and resolution procedures. Page 26 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 28 (pdf)
    400.0079 Immunity. Page 29 (pdf)
    400.0081 Access to facilities, residents, and records. Page 30 (pdf)
    400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties. Page 31 (pdf)
    400.0087 Department oversight; funding. Page 31 (pdf)
    400.0089 Complaint data reports. Page 33 (pdf)
    400.0091 Training. Page 33 (pdf)
    400.021 Definitions. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.0255 Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings. Page 37 (pdf)
    400.1413 Volunteers in nursing homes. Page 40 (pdf)
    400.162 Property and personal affairs of residents. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.19 Right of entry and inspection. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records. Page 42 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 43 (pdf)
    400.235 Nursing home quality and licensure status; Gold Seal Program. Page 44 (pdf)
    415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death. Page 45 (pdf)
    415.104 Protective investigations of cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; transmittal of records to state attorney. Page 47 (pdf)
    415.1055 Notification to administrative entities. Page 48 (pdf)
    415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies. Page 48 (pdf)
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records. Page 48 (pdf)
    429.02 Definitions. Page 49 (pdf)
    429.07 License required; fee. Page 49 (pdf)
    429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; grounds. Page 54 (pdf)
    429.26 Appropriateness of placements; examinations of residents. Page 55 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 55 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 56 (pdf)
    429.35 Maintenance of records; reports. Page 57 (pdf)
    429.85 Residents’ bill of rights. Page 57 (pdf)
    744.444 Power of guardian without court approval. Page 57 (pdf)

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  • SB 1212, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2013 at 8:03 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2013 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1015 (c2) State Ombudsman Program Roberson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)     		Track This Bill
    H 187 Assisted Living Facilities Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1313 Assisted Living Facilities Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1319 (c2) Assisted Living Facilities Gonzalez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
    Location: In committee/council (HHSC)     		Track This Bill
    S 646 (c1) Assisted Living Facilities Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    819690 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Clemens)     		4/12/2013
    12:26 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/15/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 558942 - Amendment to Amendment (819690)
    Delete lines 106 - 110 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Sobel)     		4/15/2013
    11:44 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/15/2013     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2013 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (42)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.41 Department of Elderly Affairs. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.0060 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.0061 Legislative findings and intent; long-term care facilities. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.0063 Establishment of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0065 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties and responsibilities. Page 7 (pdf)
    400.0067 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.0069 Local long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; membership. Page 15 (pdf)
    400.0070 Conflicts of interest. Page 21 (pdf)
    400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures. Page 22 (pdf)
    400.0073 State and local ombudsman council investigations. Page 23 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 24 (pdf)
    400.0075 Complaint notification and resolution procedures. Page 26 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 29 (pdf)
    400.0079 Immunity. Page 30 (pdf)
    400.0081 Access to facilities, residents, and records. Page 30 (pdf)
    400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties. Page 31 (pdf)
    400.0087 Department oversight; funding. Page 32 (pdf)
    400.0089 Complaint data reports. Page 33 (pdf)
    400.0091 Training. Page 34 (pdf)
    400.021 Definitions. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 36 (pdf)
    400.0255 Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings. Page 38 (pdf)
    400.1413 Volunteers in nursing homes. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.162 Property and personal affairs of residents. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.19 Right of entry and inspection. Page 42 (pdf)
    400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records. Page 43 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 43 (pdf)
    400.235 Nursing home quality and licensure status; Gold Seal Program. Page 45 (pdf)
    415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death. Page 46 (pdf)
    415.104 Protective investigations of cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; transmittal of records to state attorney. Page 47 (pdf)
    415.1055 Notification to administrative entities. Page 48 (pdf)
    415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies. Page 49 (pdf)
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records. Page 49 (pdf)
    429.02 Definitions. Page 49 (pdf)
    429.07 License required; fee. Page 50 (pdf)
    429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; grounds. Page 54 (pdf)
    429.26 Appropriateness of placements; examinations of residents. Page 55 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 56 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 57 (pdf)
    429.35 Maintenance of records; reports. Page 57 (pdf)
    429.85 Residents’ bill of rights. Page 58 (pdf)
    744.444 Power of guardian without court approval. Page 58 (pdf)

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