Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.039
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§ 22.039. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing institution, an assisted living facility, or an intermediate care facility licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Provider" means an employee or agent of a long-term care facility.
(3) "Surveyor" means an employee or agent of the department or another state agency responsible for licensing, inspecting, surveying, or investigating a long-term care facility in relation to:
(A) licensing under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code; or
(B) certification for participation in the medical assistance program in accordance with Chapter 32.
(b) The department shall require a surveyor to complete a basic training program before the surveyor inspects, surveys, or investigates a long-term care facility.
(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1(3), eff. June 20, 2025.
(b-2) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1(3), eff. June 20, 2025.
(c) The department shall semiannually provide training for surveyors and providers on subjects that address the 10 most common violations by long-term care facilities of federal or state law. The department may charge providers a fee not to exceed $50 per person for the training.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a surveyor who is a health care professional licensed under the laws of this state must receive a minimum of 50 percent of the professional's required continuing education credits, if any, in gerontology or care for individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities, as appropriate.
(e) A surveyor who is a pharmacist must receive a minimum of 30 percent of the pharmacist's required continuing education credits in gerontology or care for individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities, as appropriate.
(1) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing institution, an assisted living facility, or an intermediate care facility licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Provider" means an employee or agent of a long-term care facility.
(3) "Surveyor" means an employee or agent of the department or another state agency responsible for licensing, inspecting, surveying, or investigating a long-term care facility in relation to:
(A) licensing under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code; or
(B) certification for participation in the medical assistance program in accordance with Chapter 32.
(b) The department shall require a surveyor to complete a basic training program before the surveyor inspects, surveys, or investigates a long-term care facility.
(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1(3), eff. June 20, 2025.
(b-2) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1(3), eff. June 20, 2025.
(c) The department shall semiannually provide training for surveyors and providers on subjects that address the 10 most common violations by long-term care facilities of federal or state law. The department may charge providers a fee not to exceed $50 per person for the training.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a surveyor who is a health care professional licensed under the laws of this state must receive a minimum of 50 percent of the professional's required continuing education credits, if any, in gerontology or care for individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities, as appropriate.
(e) A surveyor who is a pharmacist must receive a minimum of 30 percent of the pharmacist's required continuing education credits in gerontology or care for individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities, as appropriate.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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