Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.091 — FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

HS § 242.091Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. D. TRUSTEES FOR NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOMES

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(a)The legislature finds that the closing of a nursing or convalescent home for violations of laws and rules may:

(1)in certain circumstances, have an adverse effect on both the home's residents and their families; and

(2)in some cases, result in a lack of readily available funds to meet the basic needs of the residents for food, shelter, medication, and personal services.

(b)The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for:

(1)the appointment of a trustee to assume the operations of the home in a manner that emphasizes resident care and reduces resident trauma; and

(2)a fund to assist a court-appointed trustee in meeting the basic needs of the residents.

Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.