Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 247.073 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN; TEMPERATURE REGULATION
HS § 247.073Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 247. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES · Art. D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Area of refuge" means a climate-controlled area in an assisted living facility that is designated for use during a power outage, or other emergency that does not require the evacuation of the entire facility, to provide safety, care, and other resources to residents.
(2)"Bedfast resident" means an assisted living facility resident who:
(A)is unable to transfer out of bed and unable to turn and position themselves in bed; and
(B)is unable to be transported by another person during an emergency.
(b)An assisted living facility shall adopt and implement an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan that requires the facility to provide in the event of a power outage:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081 (H.B. 3595), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.