Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 247.046
Cooperation Among Agencies

The executive commissioner by rule for the department and the Department of Family and Protective Services and the attorney general by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that:

(1)

defines those agencies’ responsibilities concerning assisted living facilities and coordinates those agencies’ activities;

(2)

details coordinated procedures to be used by those agencies in responding to complaints relating to neglect or abuse of residents of facilities, to substandard facilities, and to unlicensed facilities;

(3)

identifies enforcement needs those agencies may have in order to perform their duties under the memorandum of understanding, including any need for access to information or to facilities under investigation or operating under a plan of correction; and

(4)

provides a plan for correcting violations in substandard or unlicensed assisted living facilities that specifies the conditions under which it is appropriate to impose such a plan and that outlines a schedule of implementation for the plan.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 349, Sec. 1, eff. June 5, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.093, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 416, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0718, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 247.046 — Cooperation Among Agencies, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­247.­htm#247.­046 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

247.001
Short Title 247.002
Definitions 247.003
Application of Other Law 247.004
Exemptions 247.005
Controlling Person 247.0011
Scope, Purpose, and Implementation 247.021
License Required 247.022
License Application 247.023
Issuance and Renewal of License 247.024
Fees 247.025
Adoption of Rules 247.026
Standards 247.027
Inspections 247.028
Assistance by Department 247.029
Facilities for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease 247.031
Municipal Enforcement 247.032
Accreditation Survey to Satisfy Inspection Requirements 247.041
Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License 247.042
Emergency Suspension or Closing Order 247.043
Investigation of Abuse, Exploitation, or Neglect 247.044
Injunction 247.045
Civil Penalties 247.046
Cooperation Among Agencies 247.048
Regional Training for Agencies and Local Governments 247.049
Use of Regulatory Reports and Documents 247.050
Monitoring of Unlicensed Facilities 247.051
Informal Dispute Resolution 247.061
Coordination Between Agencies 247.062
Directory of Assisted Living Facilities 247.063
Referrals 247.064
Residents’ Bill of Rights 247.065
Providers’ Bill of Rights 247.066
Appropriate Placement Determination 247.067
Health Care Professionals 247.068
Retaliation Prohibited 247.069
Consumer Choice for Assisted Living in Community Care Programs 247.070
Guardianship Orders 247.071
Local Approval of Assisted Living Facility 247.072
Applicants for Employment 247.081
Scope of Subchapter 247.082
Election of Arbitration 247.083
Arbitration Procedures 247.084
Arbitrator Qualifications 247.085
Arbitrator Selection 247.086
Arbitrator Duties 247.087
Scheduling of Arbitration 247.088
Exchange and Filing of Information 247.089
Attendance 247.090
Testimony 247.091
Evidence 247.092
Closing Statements 247.093
Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited 247.094
Order 247.095
Effect of Order 247.096
Clerical Error 247.097
Court Vacating Order 247.098
Enforcement of Certain Arbitration Orders for Civil Penalties 247.0211
Expedited Inspection 247.0231
Compliance Record in Other States 247.0255
Restraint and Seclusion 247.0261
Early Compliance Review 247.0262
Report on Life Safety Code Surveys 247.0263
Life Safety Code Technical Memorandum 247.0264
Accessibility Standards 247.0271
Inspection Exit Conference 247.0272
Inspector Training 247.0275
Registration with Texas Information and Referral Network 247.0291
Training Requirements for Staff Members of Assisted Living Facilities Providing Care to Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders 247.0295
Notice of Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders License Classification 247.0451
Administrative Penalty 247.0452
Right to Correct 247.0453
Report Recommending Administrative Penalty 247.0454
Hearing on Administrative Penalty 247.0455
Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty 247.0456
Application of Other Law 247.0457
Amelioration of Violation 247.0458
Use of Administrative Penalty 247.0459
Violation of Law Relating to Advance Directives 247.0631
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