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2023 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 4 - Health Facilities
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 247 - Assisted Living Facilities
Subchapter B. Licensing, Fees, and Inspections
Section 247.0275. Registration With Texas Information and Referral Network

Universal Citation:
TX Health & Safety Code § 247.0275 (2023)
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Sec. 247.0275. REGISTRATION WITH TEXAS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL NETWORK.

Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2025

(a) An assisted living facility licensed under this chapter shall register with the Texas Information and Referral Network under Section 531.0312, Government Code, to assist the state in identifying persons needing assistance if an area is evacuated because of a disaster or other emergency.

Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2025

(a) An assisted living facility licensed under this chapter shall register with the Texas Information and Referral Network under Section 526.0004, Government Code, to assist the state in identifying persons needing assistance if an area is evacuated because of a disaster or other emergency.

(b) The assisted living facility is not required to identify individual residents who may require assistance in an evacuation or to register individual residents with the Texas Information and Referral Network for evacuation assistance.

(c) The assisted living facility shall notify each resident and the resident's next of kin or guardian regarding how to register for evacuation assistance with the Texas Information and Referral Network.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.45, eff. April 1, 2025.

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