Sec. 123.004.  QUALIFICATION AS COMMUNITY HOME.  To qualify as a community home, an entity must comply with Sections 123.005 through 123.008 and be:
(1)  a community-based residential home operated by:
(A)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services;
(B)  a community center organized under Subchapter A, Chapter 534, Health and Safety Code, that provides services to persons with disabilities;
(C)  an entity subject to the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law as described by Section 1.008(d), Business Organizations Code; or
(D)  an entity certified by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as a provider under the ICF-IID medical assistance program; or
(2)  an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, provided that the exterior structure retains compatibility with the surrounding residential dwellings.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 12.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.432, eff. April 2, 2015.