Texas Statutes
§ 242.401 — QUALITY OF LIFE.
Texas § 242.401
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 242.401 (2026).
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Sec. 242.401. QUALITY OF LIFE.
(a)An institution shall care for its residents in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement of each resident's quality of life and dignity. An institution that admits a resident who is younger than 18 years of age must provide care to meet the resident's unique medical and developmental needs.
(b)A resident of an institution has the right to reside and receive services in the institution with reasonable accommodation of individual needs, except to the extent the health or safety of the resident or other residents would be endangered.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 242.001
SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION.§ 242.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 242.0021
CONTROLLING PERSON.§ 242.003
EXEMPTIONS.§ 242.005
PERFORMANCE REPORTS.§ 242.006
DIRECTORY OF LICENSED INSTITUTIONS.§ 242.007
CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.§ 242.008
EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL.§ 242.009
FEDERAL FUNDS.§ 242.010
CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATORS.§ 242.011
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED.§ 242.013
PAPERWORK REDUCTION RULES.§ 242.014
PROHIBITION OF REMUNERATION.§ 242.015
LICENSED ADMINISTRATOR.§ 242.016
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