MONITORING OF UNLICENSED FACILITIES; REPORTING.

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt procedures to monitor the status of unlicensed assisted living facilities. As part of these procedures, the department shall:

(1) maintain a registry of all reported unlicensed assisted living facilities for the purpose of periodic follow-up by the field staff in each region; and

(2) prepare a quarterly report that shows the number of:

(A) complaints relating to unlicensed assisted living facilities that are received;

(B) complaints that are investigated;

(C) unsubstantiated complaints;

(D) substantiated complaints; and

(E) cases referred to the attorney general.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990, Sec. 10(5), eff. June 17, 2011.

(c) The department shall file a copy of the quarterly reports required by this section with the substantive committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over regulation of assisted living facilities.

(d) The department shall permanently retain at least one copy or one electronic source of information pertaining to complaints and investigations of unlicensed assisted living facilities used to maintain a registry as required under Subsection (a)(1) and used to prepare a report under Subsection (a)(2).