Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 248A.101 — ADOPTION OF RULES AND STANDARDS
HS § 248A.101Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 248A. PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF
Statute text
View on source(a)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
(b)To protect the health and safety of the public and ensure the health, safety, and comfort of the minors served by a center, the rules must establish minimum center standards, including:
(1)standards relating to the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, probation, and revocation of a license to operate a center;
(2)standards relating to the provision of family-centered basic services that include individualized medical, developmental, and family training services;
(3)based on the size of the building and the number of minors served, building construction and renovation standards, including standards for plumbing, electrical, glass, manufactured buildings, accessibility for persons with physical disabilities, and fire protection;
(4)based on the size of the building and the number of minors served, building maintenance conditions relating to plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, adequate space, fire protection, and other conditions;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0746, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 3550), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.