(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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