26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.5 - Types of Assisted Living Facilities
(a) Basis for licensure type. A facility must
be licensed as a Type A or Type B facility. A facility's licensure type is
based on the capability of the residents to evacuate the facility, as described
in this section.
(b) Type A. In a
Type A facility, a resident:
(1) must be
physically and mentally capable of evacuating the facility without physical
assistance from staff, which may include an individual who is mobile, although
non-ambulatory, such as an individual who uses a wheelchair or an electric
cart, and has the capacity to transfer and evacuate himself or herself in an
emergency;
(2) does not require
routine attendance during nighttime sleeping hours;
(3) must be capable of following directions
under emergency conditions; and
(4)
must be able to demonstrate to HHSC that they can meet the evacuation
requirements described in Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Facility
Construction).
(c) Type
B. In a Type B facility, a resident may:
(1)
require staff assistance to evacuate;
(2) require attendance during nighttime
sleeping hours;
(3) be incapable of
following directions under emergency conditions; and
(4) require assistance in transferring to and
from a wheelchair; but
(5) must not
be permanently bedfast.
(d) Type C.
(1) A Type C facility is a four-bed facility
that was originally licensed by HHSC to provide adult foster care services as
described in 40 TAC Chapter 48, Subchapter K (relating to Minimum Standards for
Adult Foster Care).
(2) HHSC no
longer issues Type C licenses and Type C licensure is no longer a requirement
to contract with HHSC to provide adult foster care services. In accordance with
40 TAC Chapter 48, Subchapter K, in order to contract with HHSC as a provider
of adult foster care services, an applicant must have a current license for a
Type A or Type B assisted living facility.
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