Sec. 103.004.  DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER DUTIES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for implementing this chapter.
(b)  The executive commissioner shall set standards for:
(1)  the health and welfare of persons attending a facility;
(2)  the eligibility of persons to attend a facility;
(3)  the scope of services provided by a facility;
(4)  adequate supervision for persons attending a facility;
(5)  the professional staff and other personnel at a facility;
(6)  adequate and healthful food service, where it may be offered;
(7)  procedures for consultation with family members, case workers, or other persons responsible for the welfare of a person attending a facility; and
(8)  prohibiting racial discrimination.
(c)  The department may contract with a political subdivision or a person for transporting persons to a facility.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1008, ch. 235, art. 4, Sec. 3(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.366, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.367, eff. April 2, 2015.