HBA-KMH H.B. 3322 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3322
By: Chavez
Human Services
3/30/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) provides information to
providers and clients regarding day care for adults.  Concerns have been
raised that adult day care is not being adequately explained and offered as
an option by DHS personnel.  Some Texans who qualify for adult day care may
not be receiving information necessary to pursue this option. 

H.B. 3322 requires DHS to train personnel whose job it is to provide this
information to the public and requires DHS to require those employees to
provide proof that they have provided this information to the public. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Department of Human Services
in SECTION 1 (Section 103.012, Human Resources Code) of this bill. 
 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 103, Human Resources Code, by adding Section
103.012, as follows: 

Sec.  103.012.  EXPLANATION OF AVAILABLE SERVICES.  Requires the Texas
Department of Human Services (DHS), by rule, to develop and implement a
program to train DHS employees whose employment responsibilities include
explaining services provided by an adult day care facility or an adult day
health care facility to effectively explain those services to an applicant
or an applicant's guardian.  Requires DHS to require the DHS employee to
provide proof that the services were explained to an applicant or the
applicant's guardian.  Provides that the proof must be in a manner
determined by DHS. 

SECTION 2.  Requires DHS to develop and implement the training program
required by Section 103.012, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act,
not later than January 1, 2000. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.