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CS/SB 646: Assisted Living Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Assisted Living Facilities; Providing that Medicaid prepaid behavioral health plans are responsible for enrolled mental health residents; revising the actions in which the Agency for Health Care Administration may deny, revoke, or suspend the license of an assisted living facility and impose an administrative fine; requiring the agency to regularly inspect every licensed assisted living facility; requiring the agency to propose a rating system of assisted living facilities for consumers and create content for the agency’s website that makes available to consumers information regarding assisted living facilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2013 Senate SPB 7010 submitted as a committee bill (SB 646) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • Filed
    2/13/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary -SJ 48
    3/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/07/13, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 48
    3/7/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 196
    3/8/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/11/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 196
    3/12/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 201
    3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/1/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 278
    4/2/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 278
    4/4/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/13
    4/10/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 388
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/11/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 407
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 408
    4/16/2013 House • In Messages
    5/3/2013 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 646, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2013 at 9:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 187 Assisted Living Facilities Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)
    H 1015 (c2) State Ombudsman Program Roberson Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)
    H 1313 Assisted Living Facilities Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)
    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)
    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
    S 1212 (c1) State Ombudsman Program Soto Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2013 3:15 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/11/2013 2:08 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.4574 Department responsibilities for a mental health resident who resides in an assisted living facility that holds a limited mental health license. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.07 License required; fee. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.075 Limited mental health license. Page 17 (pdf)
    429.14 Administrative penalties. Page 19 (pdf)
    429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders. Page 22 (pdf)
    429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; grounds. Page 23 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 27 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 28 (pdf)
    429.52 Staff training and educational programs; core educational requirement. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • SB 646, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2013 at 11:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy PCS 256146 (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 187 Assisted Living Facilities Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)
    H 1015 State Ombudsman Program Roberson Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)
    H 1313 Assisted Living Facilities Fresen Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)
    H 1319 Assisted Living Facilities Gonzalez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
    Location: In committee/council (HHSC)
    S 1212 State Ombudsman Program Soto Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    256146 - Proposed Committee Substitute Health Policy 3/5/2013
    9:48 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2013
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 652094 - Amendment (256146)
    Delete line 712 and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Sobel)
    3/6/2013
    4:04 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2013
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 287394 - Amendment (256146)
    Delete lines 909 - 915 and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Sobel)
    3/6/2013
    5:30 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2013 8:00 AM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.4574 Department responsibilities for a mental health resident who resides in an assisted living facility that holds a limited mental health license. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.07 License required; fee. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.075 Limited mental health license. Page 16 (pdf)
    429.14 Administrative penalties. Page 18 (pdf)
    429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders. Page 22 (pdf)
    429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; grounds. Page 23 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 27 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 28 (pdf)
    429.52 Staff training and educational programs; core educational requirement. Page 29 (pdf)

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