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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Subtitle B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Chapter 247. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES |
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Subchapter D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
Sec. 247.063. REFERRALS
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(a) If the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or a local mental health or mental retardation authority refers a patient or client to an assisted living facility, the referral may not be made to a facility that is not licensed under this chapter.
(b) If the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or a local mental health or mental retardation authority gains knowledge of an assisted living facility that is not operated or licensed by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the authority, or the Texas Department of Human Services and that has four or more residents who are unrelated to the proprietor of the facility, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or the authority shall report the name, address, and telephone number of the facility to the Texas Department of Human Services.