Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Subchapter A - INTRODUCTION
Section 553.1 - Purpose and Application
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 553.1
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish:
(1)
the criteria and application procedure for licensing an assisted living
facility;
(2) the licensing
standards with which an assisted living facility must comply and that serve as
a basis for licensure inspections, including:
(A) operation and resident care standards;
and
(B) facility construction
standards;
(3) the
inspections and investigations HHSC may conduct as a regulatory authority;
and
(4) enforcement actions HHSC
may take against a facility.
(b) This chapter applies to a facility licensed or subject to being licensed in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 247. Assisted living services are driven by a philosophy that emphasizes personal dignity and autonomy to age in place in a residential setting while receiving increasing or decreasing levels of services as the person's needs change.
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