Sec. 103.004. DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER DUTIES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for implementing this chapter.
(b) The executive commissioner shall set standards for:
(1) the health and welfare of persons attending a facility;
(2) the eligibility of persons to attend a facility;
(3) the scope of services provided by a facility;
(4) adequate supervision for persons attending a facility;
(5) the professional staff and other personnel at a facility;
(6) adequate and healthful food service, where it may be offered;
(7) procedures for consultation with family members, case workers, or other persons responsible for the welfare of a person attending a facility; and
(8) prohibiting racial discrimination.
(c) The department may contract with a political subdivision or a person for transporting persons to a facility.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1008, ch. 235, art. 4, Sec. 3(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.366, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.367, eff. April 2, 2015.
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