Section 553.1 - Purpose and Application(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.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.1
The provisions of this §553.1 adopted to be effective January 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 240; transferred from Title 40, Chapter 92 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1886, eff. 5/1/2019; adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 33, August 13, 2021, TexReg 5017, eff. 8/31/2021